On May 25, U.S. District Court Judge Paul K. Holmes issued an opinion in Miller v Thurston, w.d., 5:20cv-5070, a case over petitions for initiatives in Arkansas. The opinion suspends the law that requires all initiative petitions to include a … Continue reading
On March 25, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed SB 180. It repeals a law that said initiative circulators must register with the Secretary of State, and the registry would be public information. The circulator’s address, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, … Continue reading
On the afternoon of May 26, Ohio initiative proponents filed a petition for rehearing en banc in the Sixth Circuit in Thompson v Devine, 20-3526. It is impressive that they were able to file such a document, only hours after … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Arizona Libertarian Party v Hobbs, 19-757, at its Thursday, June 11 conference. This is the ballot access case. The Arizona law is not only repressive, it is discriminatory. It made it … Continue reading
On May 21, the Louisiana House passed HB 167. It relaxes the deadline for qualified parties to certify their presidential and vice-presidential nominees from the third Tuesday in August, to the fourth Tuesday in August. For 2020, that would change … Continue reading
