On February 9, the Ninth Circuit heard arguments in Pierce v Jacobsen, 21-35173. This is the case over Montana’s ban on out-of-state circulators for initiatives, and on the state’s ban on paying circulators per signature. The three judges are Richard … Continue reading
On February 7, the North Carolina State Board of Elections filed this brief in Cawthorn v Circosta, e.d., 5:22cv-50. This is the case filed by Congressman Madison Cawthorn, to stop the Board from adjudicating whether he meets the Constitutional qualifications … Continue reading
The Coalition for Free & Open Elections (COFOE) will contribute $2,000 to help pay the costs of filing a cert petition in the U.S. Supreme Court, in the Alabama case over access to the list of registered voters. Alabama gives … Continue reading
On February 1, the Kansas House Elections Committee introduced HB 2578. It lowers the party petition from 2% of the last gubernatorial vote, to 1%, and also expands the amount of time permitted to collect the signatures from six months … Continue reading
On February 7, U.S. District Court Judge Mark H. Cohen, an Obama appointee, enjoined the new Georgia law that lets individuals donate unlimited amounts of money to an incumbent Governor who is running for re-election, yet continues to restrict donations … Continue reading
