On June 11, the Elections Subcommittee of the House Administration Committee will hold a hearing on voting rights and HR 4, the John Lewis Act, which proposes that all state election law changes be submitted for review to the U.S. … Continue reading
On June 7, Michael Crowell voluntarily dismissed his lawsuit over the provision of North Carolina law that prohibits independent voters from serving on election boards. He did so because he recently was appointed to another state commission, and North Carolina … Continue reading
The Eighth Circuit will hear Libertarian Party of Minnesota v Choi, 20-2244, on June 16. The issues are the language on the independent candidate petition that says the signer will not vote in the upcoming primary for the same office, … Continue reading
On June 7, the state of Georgia filed this brief in defense of the parts of the omnibus election law bill that have been attacked in court by various voting rights groups. Sixth District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church … Continue reading
Recently a court in Russia issued a ruling barring supporters or associates of Alexei Navalny from running for parliament in the upcoming September 2021 parliamentary election. See this London Times story. Thanks to Political Wire for the link. … Continue reading
