On July 7, the New Mexico Secretary of State determined that the Green Party ballot access petition has enough valid signatures, so the party is a qualified minor party for 2022 and 2024. Thanks to Mike Feinstein for this news. … Continue reading
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On June 28, the South Dakota League of Women Voters sued over the 2020 law that bans out-of-state circulators for statewide initiatives. LWV of South Dakota v Noem, 4:22cv-4085. The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Roberto Lange, … Continue reading
The Deputy Speaker of the Russian Duma has suggested that Alaska hold a referendum on whether it should leave the United States and possibly become part of Russia. See this Newsweek story. Thanks to Mark Seidenberg for the link. … Continue reading
On July 7, the First Circuit issued an opinion in We the People PAC v Bellows, 21-1149. The U.S. District Court in 2020 had enjoined Maine’s ban on out-of-state circulators for initiative petitions. The First Circuit agreed that the injunction … Continue reading