On September 10, opponents of Alaska campaign finance limits filed a brief in Thompson v Hebdon, 17-35019. The case concerns Alaska’s cap on $3,000 that any candidate may receive from individuals living outside Alaska. It also concerns the Alaska $500 … Continue reading
As reported here earlier, on September 2 Jason Gonzales asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Gonzales v Madigan, 21-352. This is the case in which Gonzales charged that his Democratic primary opponent, Illinois speaker Michael Madigan, in 2016 had … Continue reading
The New York Times has this story about how Russian elections are not free. The third point in the story includes restrictive ballot access. The story says that in the 2021 parliamentary election, 174 independent candidates submitted petitions, but only … Continue reading
On September 17, a three-judge panel of a North Carolina Superior Court in Raleigh invalidated the state’s photo ID law for voters. Holmes v Moore, 18 CVS 15292. Here is the opinion. The vote was 2-1. The basis was that … Continue reading
On September 15, the CATO Institute filed this amicus curiae brief in Libertarian Party of Ohio v Crites, 21-226. This is the lawsuit over the composition of the Ohio Elections Commission, which, by law, consists of three Republicans, three Democrats, … Continue reading
