The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party filed a lawsuit last year against the state’s law on ballot order of candidates on the general election ballot for partisan races. The law says the top line should be for the nominees of the ballot-qualified … Continue reading
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On May 12, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed HF 3429. It allows general election candidate petitions this year to be electronic. It also extends the deadline for a qualified party to notify the state of its presidential nominee from August … Continue reading
U.S. District Court Judge Miranda Du says she will rule in Fair Maps Nevada v Cegavske, 3:20cv-271, sometime during the week of May 24-30. The oral argument was May 21. See this story. The issue is whether Nevada statewide initiatives … Continue reading
On May 22, U.S. District Court Judge Peter G. Sheridan issued an order in Wilmoth v Guadagno, a New Jersey case over the state’s ban on out-of-state circulators for primary petitions. New Jersey no longer limits out-of-state circulators for general … Continue reading
On May 22, U.S. District Court Judge Edmund Sargus refused to stay his earlier opinion that said Ohio must allow electronic signatures for statewide initiative petitions, and must dispense with the witness requirement for each petition sheet. The relief only … Continue reading