On September 30, the Fifth Circuit stayed the opinion of the U.S. District Court in Texas Alliance for Retired Americans v Hughs, 20-40643. The U.S. District Court had ordered Texas to use the straight-ticket device for the 2020 election, but … Continue reading
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On September 24, the Democratic Party asked for a rehearing en banc in the Eleventh Circuit in Jacobson v Lee, 19-14552. This is the lawsuit over the Florida law on the order of candidates on general election ballots. The three-judge … Continue reading
U.S. District Court Judge Wilhelmina Wright will hear Craig v Simon, 0:20cv-2066, on Wednesday, October 7, at 9 a.m. This is the case over whether Minnesota’s law, requiring a postponement of a congressional election until February 2021, violates the 1872 … Continue reading
On September 29, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito asked Pennsylvania Democrats to respond to the lawsuit filed in the U.S. Supreme Court over Pennsylvania’s deadline for postal ballots to be received. The Pennsylvania State Supreme Court had ruled earlier … Continue reading
The Oklahoma November 2020 ballot does not list the names of candidates for presidential elector. This is the first time ever that the Oklahoma ballot has omitted their names. A recent law gives the State Board of Elections the discretion … Continue reading