Normally, Pennsylvania candidates seeking a spot on a primary ballot must petition inside a 3-week window. This year, the State Elections office wants to cut that period to just two weeks. Yet the office doesn’t recommend that the number of … Continue reading
On February 14, Texas filed a notice of appeal in Longoria v Paxton. This is the lawsuit in which a U.S. District Court had enjoined the law that makes it a crime for an election official to suggest to a … Continue reading
On February 15, the Tennessee Senate State & Local Government passed SB 2616 by a vote of 5-1. It says that political parties cannot nominate anyone for either house of congress, if that person had not voted in Tennessee in … Continue reading
On February 15, proponents of an Illinois statewide initiative filed a lawsuit in state court, to obtain the ability to collect electronic signatures. Wagner v White, Circuit Court of Cook County, 22CH285. Here is the Complaint. … Continue reading
On February 15, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued a lengthy opinion in Harper v Hall, 2022-NCSC-17, explaining why it had ruled on February 4 that the new U.S. House and legislative district boundaries constitute an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. The … Continue reading
