On May 24, Arkansas filed this brief in Libertarian Party of Arkansas v Thurston, e.d., 4:19cv-214. This is the case in which the party challenges the new ballot access law passed this year, raising the petition for newly qualifying parties … Continue reading
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On May 24, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a one-sentence order in the Michigan and Ohio gerrymandering cases. For the time being, the two states do not need to start redrawing their U.S. House districts. The decision is unanimous. By … Continue reading
On May 23, the California Assembly passed AB 1451 by 56-19. It makes it illegal to pay circulators on a per-signature basis. It also says statewide initiatives cannot qualify unless at least 10% of the required signatures were collected by … Continue reading
On May 4, Texas Libertarian Party member Wallace Dunn was elected to the Ector County Hospital Board, defeating the incumbent, 151-68. It was Dunn’s first time running for public office. Thanks to Nate Watkins for this news.
On May 7, the Second Circuit issued a one-paragraph order in Redpath v Spano, 18-2089. The issue in the case is New York state’s ban on out-of-state circulators. The U.S. District Court had struck down that ban. The case had … Continue reading
On May 7, all the fulltime judges of the Third Circuit voted on Delaware’s request for a rehearing in Adams v Delaware Governor, 18-1045. Nine judges agreed with the original decision, but four wanted to grant rehearing en banc. The … Continue reading