On October 5, the Eighth Circuit refused to rehear Eggers v Evnen, 22-2268. This is the Nebraska case on statewide initiative petitions. The state has a county distribution requirement, and the Eighth Circuit had upheld it last month. The vote … Continue reading
An official of the Oregon Republican Party has charged that when Green Party gubernatorial nominee Nathalie Paravicini withdrew from the November 2022 ballot, she broke the law. See this story. … Continue reading
Federal voting rights laws have long held that voters cannot be disenfranchised for making a mistake that is not “material”. In other words, if the error made by the voter is merely technical and does not truly pertain to that … Continue reading
North Carolina released new registration totals on October 10. For the first time, North Carolina Libertarian registration is above 50,000. The only other state in which the Libertarian Party ever exceeded 50,000 registered voters has been California. Here are the … Continue reading
On October 4, U.S. District Court Judge Myron Thompson, a Carter appointee, issued an opinion in Greater Birmingham Ministries v Merrill, m.d., 2:22cv-205. It says that the Alabama Secretary of State must release certain voter registration records to the voting … Continue reading
