On March 5, the Texas Democratic Party filed a lawsuit to require the state to restore the straight-ticket device. The legislature had repealed it in 2018, effective 2020. Bruni v Hughs, s.d., 5:20cv-35. Here is the Complaint. The case is … Continue reading
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On March 4, the Maine Libertarian Party filed this request for injunctive relief in Baines v Dunlap, 1:19cv-509. Last year the Libertarian Party filed this case against Maine election laws that (1) force it to qualify as a party in … Continue reading
The Joplin Globe has this editorial, urging the Missouri legislature to keep the open primary. A bill is pending to change Missouri to a closed primary state. … Continue reading
On March 5, the Initiative & Referendum Institute, and the Center for Competitive Democracy, filed this amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Schmitt v LaRose, 19-974. The amicus lists each state that has the initiative, and tells … Continue reading
On March 5, four political science professors filed this amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Schmitt v LaRose, 19-974. The issue is whether the First Amendment protects initiative proponents from having their measures removed from the ballot … Continue reading