On September 3, U.S. District Court Judge Leigh Martin May finalized interim petition relief for Georgia district and partisan county offices for 2022. She reiterated her original plan to require petitions of 1% of the number of registered voters, plus … Continue reading
On September 3, Isabel Longoria, Harris County (Texas) Elections Administrator, and many organizations representing voters, filed a federal lawsuit against the new Texas law that restricts voting procedures. LaUnion del Pueblo Entero v Abbott, w.d., 5:21cv-844. Here is the Complaint. … Continue reading
On September 3, the Alaska Supreme Court unanimously struck down a state law limiting payment to initiative petitioners to only $1 per signature. The decision is unanimous. Resource Development Council for Alaska v State of Alaska, S-17834. Here is the … Continue reading
On September 3, U.S. District Court Judge John Sinatra, a Trump appointee, enjoined the May petition deadline for New York independent candidates. Meadors v Erie County Board of Elections, w.d., 1:21cv-982. The decision orders that the Board place independent candidate … Continue reading
On September 3, the Eighth Circuit upheld the Minnesota law that requires noon-presidential independent candidate petitions to carry this language: “I solemnly swear (or affirm)…that I do not intend to vote at the primary election for the office for which … Continue reading
