A New York state trial court will consider a lawsuit on May 10 that argues the lower house of the legislature, the Assembly, also has unconstitutional districts. See this story. The U.S. House and State Senate districts have already been … Continue reading
On May 2, some New York voters filed a federal lawsuit, asking the federal court to use the U.S. House district boundaries that the highest State Court recently declared to violate the State Constitution. De Gaudenar v Kosinski, s.d., 1:22cv-3534. … Continue reading
On May 2, the New York legislature passed S8949, which lets indicted or convicted candidates withdraw from the ballot. This will allow New York’s former Lieutenant Governor to remove his name from the June primary ballot. The bill had been … Continue reading
On April 27, the Vermont legislature passed HB 744, which lets Burlington use ranked choice voting for its own elections. The voters of Burlington had passed the ballot measure in March this year, for ranked choice voting. But the measure … Continue reading
Ballot Access News April 2022 – Volume 37, Number 11 This issue was printed on white paper. Table of Contents GREEN PARTY SUES INDIANA OVER BALLOT ACCESS BALLOT ACCESS BILLS ADVANCE TEXAS LOSS UTAH MOVES INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE DEADLINE TO JANUARY … Continue reading
