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On August 24, California Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 117, and the same day, opponents of that bill filed a lawsuit to prevent it from taking effect immediately. SB 117 makes it more difficult for recalls to get on the … Continue reading
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On August 28, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito issued a stay in the Texas congressional redistricting case, but only until September 5. On that day, the plaintiffs who filed the lawsuit must submit a brief to the U.S. Supreme … Continue reading
On August 28, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed SB 1933, the bill to provide that any adult citizen known by the state government to exist is automatically registered. Persons who are automatically registered are then notified, and if they wish, … Continue reading
On August 25, U.S. District Court Judge William Zloch, a Reagan appointee, dismissed the lawsuit Wilding v Democratic National Committee Services, s.d. Florida, 0:16cv-61511. The lawsuit had been filed by donors to the Democratic national party who said they had … Continue reading
On Sunday, August 27, Ohio Governor John Kasich was on “Meet the Press”, where he denied that he will run for president as an independent in 2020. Thanks to Political Wire for this news.