On July 21, the Secretary of State of Maine asked for a rehearing en banc in the First Circuit in We the People PAC v Bellows, 21-1149. This is the case over Maine’s ban on out-of-state petitioners for initiatives. The … Continue reading
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On July 21, the North Carolina State Board of Elections filed an appeal in N.C. State Bd. of Elections v Pisano for Governor. The appeal is from a ruling of an Administrative Law Judge that Al Pisano, the Constitution Party’s … Continue reading
On July 21, a New Jersey state trial court ruled that the “sore loser” law even applies to write-in candidates in primaries. Joseph Abutel had been a write-in candidate in the June 2022 primary for Township Committee in Colts Neck. … Continue reading
On July 14, a Wyoming state trial court ruled that the Uinta County Republican Party can decide for itself how to elect party officers, despite certain state laws. See this story. … Continue reading
A group of Republican and Democratic U.S. Senators have released this draft of a proposed bill, to amend the 1887 Electoral Vote Count Act, relating to procedures when Congress counts the electoral votes. Thanks to ElectionLawBlog for the link. … Continue reading