President Biden has appointed specialists in voting rights to two U.S. appellate courts. Myrna Perez was approved by the U.S. Senate on October 25, by a vote of 48-43. Here is information about her background. She is now on the … Continue reading
On December 22, North Carolina Republican congressman Dan Bishop sued the clerk of the North Carolina Supreme Court in federal court. Bishop v Funderburk, w.d., 3:21cv-679. Recently the State Supreme Court issued an order postponing the 2022 primary from March … Continue reading
On December 23, the Maine Libertarian Party filed this brief in Baines v Bellows, 1:19cv-509. This is the ballot access case concerning new and minor parties. The Maine laws on de-enrolling party members when a party goes off the ballot, … Continue reading
On December 21, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court invalidated a state constitutional amendment that the legislature had put on the 2019 ballot, on the grounds that it violated the “single-subject” rule. League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania v DeGraffenreid. The measure … Continue reading
Ballotpedia has looked at partisan races held on November 2, 2021, and has identified two state legislative races, and three for local office in New York state, where a minor party nominee polled more votes than the margin between the … Continue reading
