On March 2, Dan Whitfield filed this supplemental brief in his ballot access case, Whitfield v Thurston, 20-2309. The issue is whether Arkansas should have permitted petitioning relief in 2020 for independent non-presidential candidates, who were forced to circulate their … Continue reading
On the evening of March 3, the U.S. House passed HR 1 by 220-210. It contains many provisions that would help voting rights. It no longer allows states to disenfranchise ex-felons, for federal elections. It requires all states to have … Continue reading
New York state issued a new voter registration tally as of February 21, 2021. The state’s website only shows the data for the qualified parties. For the unqualified parties, the Board furnished the data by e-mail: Independence 411,681; Green 23,856; … Continue reading
On March 3, the Iowa Libertarian Party filed this brief in Iowa Libertarian Party v Pate, s.d., 4:19cv-241. This is the case that challenges the 2019 law that moved the petition deadline for non-presidential independent candidates and the nominees of … Continue reading
On March 2, initiative proponents appealed to the Ninth Circuit in the Montana case Pierce v Stapleton. The issue is Montana’s ban on out-of-state circulators for initiatives.
