On March 30, U.S. District Court Judge Brian Morris approved the settlement in Green Party of Montana v Jacobson, 6:18cv-87, that puts the party on the ballot for 2022. There are no partisan statewide offices up in Montana this year, … Continue reading
Max Longley has this intriguing account of the beginning of government-printed ballots in New York state in the 1890’s decade. The first such bill was vetoed by the Governor, because he was a partisan Democrat and he thought the new … Continue reading
According to this story, the bill to revive the statewide initiative in Mississippi is in trouble. The bill passed both houses of the legislature, but the version in each house was different. The story says the conference committee was unable … Continue reading
On March 28, the Hawaii legislature passed HB 1471, which slightly eases the procedure for a new party to get on the ballot. Existing law says the petition to recognize a party should ask the signer to show his or … Continue reading
On March 29, the Illinois proponents of a statewide initiative filed this reply brief in Wagner v White. This is the case over whether a 2022 statewide initiative should be allowed to use electronic signatures. They were permitted in 2020 … Continue reading
