On November 17, U.S. District Court Judge Lance E. Walker, a Trump appointee, struck down two Maine ballot access laws that relate to new and minor parties. Baines v Bellows, 1:19cv-509. This is a Libertarian Party case filed in 2019, … Continue reading
On November 17, the Eleventh Circuit denied a request from the Georgia Secretary of State for a stay of the U.S. District Court order in the ballot access case concerning U.S. House petitions for minor party and independent candidates. Cowen … Continue reading
Must Read Alaska, an on-line news source, has this story about the recent amicus brief filed in Kohlhaas v State, the case in the Alaska Supreme Court over the top-four system passed by the voters in November 2020. Thanks to … Continue reading
Virginia voters elected a new House of Delegates on November 2, 2021. The new partisan lineup is 52 Republicans, 48 Democrats. The old chamber had a Democratic majority. This story reveals that Republicans won the two closest races. There will … Continue reading
This news story reveals that Mark Brewer is one of the leaders for the Michigan initiative for the National Popular Vote Compact. Brewer was chair of the state Democratic Party for 18 years, is on the Democratic National Committee, and … Continue reading
