On February 21, Republican leaders in the Pennsylvania legislature again asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block the new U.S. House district boundaries that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently created. Here is the brief. It is called Turzai v League … Continue reading
On February 21, U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Piersol struck down South Dakota ballot access laws for newly-qualifying parties. Libertarian Party of South Dakota v Krebs, 4:15cv-4111. The plaintiffs were the Libertarian Party and the Constitution Party. The case had … Continue reading
The Texas Tribune, an on-line news source, has this article by Mark Miller about Texas ballot access problems. … Continue reading
On February 21, Lawrence Lessig’s organization, Equal Votes, filed lawsuits against California, Massachusetts, South Carolina, and Texas, alleging that these states’ decision to award electoral votes on a winner-take-all basis violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Here is the Massachusetts … Continue reading
The Tennessee Senate State and Local Government Committee had been set to hear testimony on SB 2271. However, on February 20 the Committee postponed the hearing to March 13. The bill, along with its companion, HB 638, prohibits any municipality … Continue reading
