On August 17, Congresswoman Terri Sewell, Alabama’s only Democratic member of Congress, introduced HR 4, a bill to strengthen the federal voting rights act. Here is the text. Thanks to Electionlawblog for the link. UPDATE: see this description of the … Continue reading
On August 17, Byron Brown, Mayor of Buffalo, New York, filed an independent petition with approximately 3,000 signatures, which is four times the legal requirement. He hopes to be on the November ballot as the nominee of the Buffalo Party. … Continue reading
On August 14, two California voters filed a federal lawsuit, alleging that the California gubernatorial recall election rules violate the U.S. Constitution. Here is the 11-page brief in Beaber v Weber, c.d., 2:21cv-6558. Thanks to Politico for the link. … Continue reading
Various legal scholars have questioned the constitutionality of the California gubernatorial recall rules. See this Politico story. The second half of the story suggests that California should not have allowed any candidates to file to become the new Governor, because … Continue reading
According to this newspaper story, Mayor Byron Brown of Buffalo, New York, will sue to overturn the May petition deadline for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties. The 2019 legislature changed that deadline; previously it had been in … Continue reading
