On May 27, some proponents of an Arkansas initiative filed a federal lawsuit against the new Arkansas restrictions on initiative petitions. Liberty Initiative Fund v Thurson, e.d., 4:21cv-460. Here is the Complaint. It challenges the ban on out-of-state circulators, the … Continue reading
On May 27, the Sixth Circuit upheld the rules for membership on Michigan’s nonpartisan redistricting commission. Daunt v Benson, 20-1734. Here is the opinion. The three judges were Karen Nelson Moore and Ronald Gilman (Clinton appointees) and Chad Readler (a … Continue reading
On May 27, the New Hampshire Senate passed HB 98, which moves the non-presidential primary from the second Tuesday in September, to the second Tuesday in August. It also moves the deadline for petitioning candidates to file a declaration of … Continue reading
On May 26, the Nevada Assembly passed AB 126 by 30-11. The bill sets up presidential primaries for major parties, to replace presidential caucuses. Now the bill goes to the State Senate. … Continue reading
Ballotpedia has an updated page listing attacks by state legislatures on the initiative process this year. See it here. … Continue reading
