Level the Playing Field v Federal Election Commission, 19-5117, is pending in the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit. The opening brief is due July 29, 2019. This is the lawsuit over the general election presidential debates. It challenges the … Continue reading
On June 28, New Hampshire Representative Max Abramson of Seabrook said he is changing his registration from Republican to Libertarian. He had made a similar change in May 2016. While he was in the legislature then, he changed from Republican … Continue reading
On June 28, the ACLU filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of some Florida ex-felons who just lost their ability to register to vote (or to remain registered) because they are unable to pay past legal financial obligations incurred in … Continue reading
On June 28, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB 7066, the omnibus election law bill. It provides that ex-felons may not register to vote if they still have unpaid court costs, fines, or restitution. It also expands the zone outside … Continue reading
On June 27, a U.S. District Court upheld Arizona’s policy of not holding an election to fill John McCain’s Senate seat until November 2020. McCain died in August 2018. The voters who filed the lawsuit Tedards v Ducey, 2:18cv-4241, had … Continue reading
