The Louisiana legislature may amend the election law for U.S. House races, for 2026 only, from a closed primary, to the old system in which every candidate runs in November, with a December run-off in races in which no one … Continue reading
On May 1, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey called the legislature into special session to draw new U.S. House district boundaries. It will be interesting to see if the legislature acknowledges the U.S. District Court opinion that says when Alabama shrinks … Continue reading
On May 1, some Louisiana voters filed a state court lawsuit to stop the state from redrawing U.S. House districts effective for this year’s election. Sims v Landry. Here is the Complaint. This is an ACLU case. … Continue reading
On April 30, U.S. District Court Judge Mark E. Walker, an Obama appointee, upheld many severe Florida restrictions on the initiative process, including the new ban on out-of-state circulators. Florida Decides Healthcare v Byrd, n.d., 4:25cv-211. See this story. Here … Continue reading
On April 30, the Illinois Independence Party filed this reply brief in Team Kennedy v Illinois State Board of Elections, n.d., 1:24cv-7027. This is the case that challenges the Illinois law that says that if a circulator worked on a … Continue reading
