On July 22, U.S. District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal, an Obama appointee, struck down Wyoming’s 300-foot “no politics” zone around polling places on election day. Frank v Buchanan, 2:20cv-138. Here is the 16-page order. One of the plaintiffs wanted … Continue reading
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On July 27, the Institute for Governmental Studies at Berkeley released this poll of the September 14, 2021 California gubernatorial recall election. The bottom half of the poll includes the replacement candidates. Because so many voters are undecided, the poll … Continue reading
On July 27, the First Circuit heard We the People PAC v Bellows, 21-1149. The issue is Maine’s ban on out-of-state circulators for initiatives, and also the parallel requirement that the circulators must be registered in the town or city … Continue reading
New Hampshire HB 98 was sent to Governor Chris Sununu on Monday, July 26. He has five days to act on the bill. It moves the non-presidential primary from September to August. Unfortunately it also moves the petition deadline for … Continue reading
The Nation has this article about the elimination of most Working Families Party nominees in the New York city election of November 2, 2021. The WFP nominees are almost entirely also individuals who are Democratic nominees. Their inability to appear … Continue reading