On August 17, Jenna Amacher, an Alderman in Tullahoma, Tennessee, filed a federal lawsuit to force the city to print “Republican” next to her name in the next election for Alderman. Amacher v State of Tennessee, m.d., 3:21cv-638. Tennessee law … Continue reading
Besides the federal case filed in the preceding post, Mayor Byron Brown also has a case in state court alleging that the May petition deadline is unconstitutional. Brown v Erie County Board of Elections, Erie Co. Supreme Court, 811973/2021. It … Continue reading
On August 30, some voters who want to vote for him Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown as an independent candidate filed a federal lawsuit against the New York petition deadline for independent candidates. In 2019 the legislature moved it from August … Continue reading
On August 27, the Eleventh Circuit issued a 15-page opinion in Black Voters Matter Fund v Secretary of State of Georgia, 20-13414. The issue is whether the 24th amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires election officials to pay postage for … Continue reading
Late on Friday, August 27, Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe filed a brief in Republican Party of Virginia v Piper, in state trial court in Richmond. It argues there is no legal requirement for the declaration of candidacy to … Continue reading
