On May 17, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) issued a joint letter, endorsing the idea of reviving the federal voting rights Act’s preclearance provision. That idea would require all states to pre-clear election law changes … Continue reading
On May 7, an Arizona state trial court declined to hear the case Kemp v Arizona Republican Party, Maricopa County, cv2021-5107. Here is the four-page opinion. The judge said the case is non-justiciable because it involves a dispute over the … Continue reading
The New York Libertarian Party has issued this press release, concerning the denial of injunctive relief against the 2020 New York ballot access changes. … Continue reading
On May 4, Kevin W. Goering died unexpectedly at the age of 64. He was the attorney for the Working Families Party in the ballot access cases that challenge the new definition of “political party”, and the new number of … Continue reading
On May 14, the Missouri legislature adjourned, and none of the bills to make it more difficult to get an initiative on the statewide ballot, or to make it more difficult for them to pass, was enacted. However it is … Continue reading
