On August 9, eleven Democratic State Senators introduced a bill to repeal the Texas “primary screenout” law. That law prohibits voters from signing a petition for a new party or an independent candidate, if the voter had voted in a … Continue reading
Mayor Byron Brown, of Buffalo, New York, is actively raising money for his re-election, even though he lost the June 2021 Democratic primary. He is running in November as a write-in candidate. See this story. The winner of the Democratic … Continue reading
Florida’s Attorney General has announced that the state will not appeal the U.S. District Court decision in ACLU of Florida v Lee, n.d., 4:21cv-190. That decision enjoined the new law that made it illegal for anyone to contribute more than … Continue reading
All the full-time judges of the Fifth Circuit will hear Harness v Hosemann, 19-60632, on September 22, 2021. This is the case challenging Mississippi’s ban on ex-felon voting. The original panel had upheld the law, but then the entire set … Continue reading
Last month, the Ninth Circuit had tentatively scheduled a November 2021 oral argument date in Mecinas v Hobbs, 20-16301. This is the case in which the Democratic Party challenges the Arizona law on the order of candidates on general election … Continue reading
