On May 26, the Sixth Circuit stayed the U.S. District Court decision in Thompson v Dewine. Last week the U.S. District Court had become the first federal court to give relief to initiative groups due to the health crisis. But … Continue reading
The Eleventh Circuit website now makes it possible for anyone to listen to Cowen v Raffensperger, 19-14065. Click here and then click on the eighth case down. This is the case over Georgia’s ballot access rules for independent candidates for … Continue reading
On May 26, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Schmidt v LaRose, 19-974. This issue is whether local election-administration officials can reject an initiative, even though it has enough valid signatures, because they don’t believe the initiative would be … Continue reading
Law Professor Rick Hasen has this article, “Direct Democracy Denied”, about the legal struggle to keep the initiative process alive during the health crisis. Hasen is author of the Election Law Blog. … Continue reading
On March 30, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed HB 272. For 2020 only, it extends the independent presidential petition deadline from August 13 to August 20. It also gives qualified parties more time to certify the names of their presidential … Continue reading
