On July 22, Dan Whitfield, independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Arkansas, filed this opening brief in the Eighth Circuit in Whitfield v Thurston, 20-2309. This is a health crisis ballot access case. The U.S. District Court had denied injunctive … Continue reading
On July 22, four Maine voters filed a federal lawsuit, alleging that ranked=choice voting violates their voting rights. Hagopian v Dunlap, 1:20cv-257. They argue that voters who choose to vote for only one candidate are being injured. Here is the … Continue reading
On July 23, the Ninth Circuit rejected Oregon’s request for a stay in People Not Politicians v Clarno, 20-35630. Here is the order. The vote was 2-1, with a dissent by Judge Consuelo Callahan. Thanks to Steve Kamp for this … Continue reading
On July 23, the Eighth Circuit issued an opinion in Miller v Thurston, 20-2095. This case involves ballot access relief for statewide Arkansas initiatives. The U.S. District Court had granted such relief, but the Circuit Court reversed that decision. The … Continue reading
On July 21, the Fourth Circuit issued an opinion in Baten v McMaster, 19-1297. This is one of the cases challenging a state’s practice of electing all its presidential electors at-large. Other such cases had recently been filed in Texas, … Continue reading
