On April 22, proponents of two Arizona statewide initiatives asked the Ninth Circuit for emergency injunctive relief, in their lawsuit to allow electronic signatures. Arizona already permits electronic signatures for non-presidential candidates, yet the U.S. District Court had denied any … Continue reading
On March 18, the Oklahoma Secretary of State waived the requirement that statewide initiatives must be gathered in a 90-day period. See the order here. … Continue reading
Although much focus during the health crisis has been on the difficulty of petitioning, a related issue is that if a petition is submitted, it is now more difficult for election officials to check the validity of the signatures. See … Continue reading
At approximately 1 a.m. April 25, Saturday, U.S. District Court Judge Terrence Berg issued an order, again cutting the number of signatures for Michigan primary petitions by 50%. The state had tried to persuade him to reconsider. Esshaki v Whitmer, … Continue reading
On April 24, the Colorado Secretary of State appealed Warren v Griswold to the State Supreme Court. This is the case in which the state trial court had put a candidate for U.S. Senate on the Democratic primary ballot, even … Continue reading
