According to this story, the Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives, and the Lieutenant Governor, favor calling a special session of the legislature to save the initiative process. The Governor says he will decide soon on whether to call … Continue reading
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On May 17, five Georgia county election board members, and other groups and individuals, filed a federal lawsuit against the part of SB 202 that allows the State Election Board to remove county election boards and take complete control of … Continue reading
On May 17, former Louisiana Congressman and Governor Buddy Roemer died at the age of 77. See this obituary. He had been the leading candidate for the presidential nomination of Americans Elect in 2012. Americans Elect was a new party … Continue reading
The Unity Party, which ran Bill Hammons for president in 2020, is now ballot-qualified in Florida. Here is a list of the qualified parties from the Florida Secretary of State’s website. … Continue reading
On May 17, out-of-state petitioners filed their Reply Brief in Benezet v Boockvar, 20-2976. This is the case against the Pennsylvania ban on out-of-state circulators for primary petitions. Pennsylvania already permits out-of-state circulators for general election petitions. In this case, … Continue reading