On the evening of April 25, the Eleventh Circuit stayed the order of a U.S. District Court in Hand v Scott, the case over whether Florida must create objective standards for deciding whether to grant voting rights to ex-felons. This … Continue reading
On April 25, Congressman Doug Lamborn filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the state law that requires circulators of primary petitions to be residents of Coloado. Goodall v Williams, 1:18cv-980. The case hasn’t been assigned to a judge … Continue reading
On April 25, Florida state officials again asked the Eleventh Circuit to stay the order of the U.S. District Court, that the state prepare objective criteria on how ex-felons may apply for a restoration of their voting rights. The state … Continue reading
The Missouri Republican Party is asking the Secretary of State to omit four candidates from Republican primary ballots. The primary is August 7. Two of the candidates are running for U.S. House, and two for the legislature. The party does … Continue reading
On April 24, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin vetoed HB 3053. The bill would have repealed the law that makes it a criminal offense for a voter to show his or her voted ballot to anyone. See this story. … Continue reading
