On March 18, Common Cause dismissed its very old lawsuit against the North Carolina law that prevents an independent voter from ever serving on a county election board, or on the state election board. Common Cause v Moore, m.d., 1:22cv-611. … Continue reading
On April 9, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. voluntarily dismissed his New York ballot access case, Team Kennedy v Berger, s.d., 1:24cv-3897.
This is somewhat old news, but was not previously reported. On March 14, 2024, the Fifth Circuit voted 10-5 not to rehear Republican National Committee v Wetzel, 24-60395. The original panel had voted that Mississippi was breaking federal law when … Continue reading
On April 16, North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong signed HB 1297, which bans Approval Voting and ranked choice voting. Fargo has been using Approval Voting for four years, but now it can’t use that system any more. A similar bill … Continue reading
On March 13, President Donald Trump had asked the U.S. Supreme Court for a stay of lower court injunctions in birthright citizenship cases. On April 17, the U.S. Supreme Court said it won’t decide that until after it hears oral … Continue reading
