On July 15, the Oregon Secretary of State, Bev Clarno, asked the Ninth Circuit to issue a stay in People Not Politicians v Clarno, 20-35630. The U.S. District Court had ordered substantial ballot access relief for statewide Oregon initiatives. The … Continue reading
On July 16, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to intervene in the Florida ex-felon voter registration case. Rick Hasen explains this news here. The vote was 6-3. Justices Sonya Sotomayor dissented and her dissent is also signed by Justices Ruth … Continue reading
On July 13, U.S. District Court Judge Lance Walker denied the Maine Libertarian Party’s request for rehearing, in its lawsuit over the definition of a qualified party. But he did write that the existing law has severe constitutional problems. Here … Continue reading
On July 13, the Florida Secretary of State filed this brief in Independent Party of Florida v Lee, 20-12107. This is the case over the Florida law that a ballot-qualified party can’t be on for president unless (1) it is … Continue reading
On July 15, the Maine Secretary of State said the Republican referendum petition to stop ranked-choice voting for president failed to obtain enough signatures. See this story. The Secretary of State says the petition needed another 1,600 valid signatures. Assuming … Continue reading
