On March 22, the Maryland Court of Appeals, the highest state court in that state, ruled that signatures on petitions may be valid, even if the signature is illegible. The ruling says that if the printed name on the petition … Continue reading
On March 21, a U.S. District Court in Utah ruled that for the time being, the names and addresses of people who signed a Utah initiative petition may keep their names and addresses from being released to the public. Here … Continue reading
On March 21, the Arizona Senate Judiciary unanimously approved HB 2304. This bill, sponsored by the Secretary of State and containing many election law changes, improves ballot access. It says that when a party qualifies for the ballot, it is … Continue reading
On March 21, supporters of a Utah initiative filed a lawsuit in state court in Salt Lake County, arguing that their initiative should be put on the ballot. It has obtained 120,000 signatures, all collected between August 2009 and August … Continue reading
Last year, a U.S. District Court declared the Tennessee procedure for parties to get on the ballot to be unconstitutional, mostly because the deadline for submitting the petition is in March, which is too early. This year, SB 935, written … Continue reading
