On May 26, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Schmidt v LaRose, 19-974. This issue is whether local election-administration officials can reject an initiative, even though it has enough valid signatures, because they don’t believe the initiative would be … Continue reading
Law Professor Rick Hasen has this article, “Direct Democracy Denied”, about the legal struggle to keep the initiative process alive during the health crisis. Hasen is author of the Election Law Blog. … Continue reading
On March 30, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed HB 272. For 2020 only, it extends the independent presidential petition deadline from August 13 to August 20. It also gives qualified parties more time to certify the names of their presidential … Continue reading
On May 20, the Florida Democrats who sued over the order of candidates on the general election ballot asked the Eleventh Circuit to rehear their case. The original panel had ruled 2-1 that the plaintiffs lacked standing, and also that … Continue reading
On May 23, U.S. District Court Judge Matthew F. Kennelly denied reconsideration in Gonzales v Madigan, n.d., 1:16cv-7915. The request had been pending since September 20, 2019. The case was filed in 2016 by an Illinois Democratic primary candidate, Jason … Continue reading
