The New York Times has this story about how Russian elections are not free. The third point in the story includes restrictive ballot access. The story says that in the 2021 parliamentary election, 174 independent candidates submitted petitions, but only … Continue reading
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On September 17, a three-judge panel of a North Carolina Superior Court in Raleigh invalidated the state’s photo ID law for voters. Holmes v Moore, 18 CVS 15292. Here is the opinion. The vote was 2-1. The basis was that … Continue reading
On September 15, the CATO Institute filed this amicus curiae brief in Libertarian Party of Ohio v Crites, 21-226. This is the lawsuit over the composition of the Ohio Elections Commission, which, by law, consists of three Republicans, three Democrats, … Continue reading
All 50 Democratic (including the two Independents who work with the Democrats) Senators support S2747, introduced on September 14. It is the “Freedom to Vote” Act. Here is a link to the text. The bill eliminates public funding for presidential … Continue reading
On September 13, the California legislature sent two election law bills to Governor Gavin Newsom. AB 446 somewhat eases the procedure for a group to become a qualified party. SB 660 makes it illegal for initiative proponents to pay circulators … Continue reading