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The Ninth Circuit will hear Pierce v Jacobsen, 21-35173, on February 9, 2022. This is the case over Montana’s ban on out-of-state circulators for initiatives. The U.S. District Court had upheld the ban.
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On November 22, the plaintiffs filed this brief in Barja v Nago, 1:20cv-433. This is the case over whether U.S. citizens who move from a state to Guam should be permitted to continue voting absentee in their former state. When … Continue reading
The Austin Chronicle is a free weekly print alternative newspaper in Austin, Texas. It has a law question-and-answer column written by Luke Ellis. In this issue, a reader asks how an independent candidate gets on the ballot in Texas, and … Continue reading
On November 30, a California Republican national committeewoman, who is also an attorney, filed a lawsuit in the California Supreme Court to direct the California Redistricting Commission to stop holding unpublicized meetings. See this story, which has a link to … Continue reading
Honduras held a presidential and a congressional election on November 28, 2021. Fifteen candidates were on the ballot for president. Xiomara Castro, nominee of the Liberty & Refoundation Party, was elected with 52.7%. Nine parties won some representation in Congress. … Continue reading