On Saturday, a U.S. District Court in North Carolina issued an order blocking the state from certifying a winner in the disputed State Supreme Court race of November 2024. See this blog post from ElectionLawBlog. The decision was by U.S. … Continue reading
On April 11, the state of California filed its brief in defense of the top-two system, in Peace & Freedom Party v Weber, n.d., 3:24cv-08308. This is the lawsuit filed last year by some of California’s minor parties, against the … Continue reading
On April 11, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued an opinion in Griffin v North Carolina State Board of Elections, 25-181 P25-104. This is the lawsuit filed by the losing Republican nominee for State Supreme Court Justice in the November … Continue reading
On April 10, Justice Brett Kavanaugh reimposed the stay in Brown v Yost, 24A970. This is the case over whether the Ohio procedures for initiatives violate the U.S. Constitution. On April 9 the Sixth Circuit had ruled tentatively on favor … Continue reading
On April 7, the Delaware House passed HB 65, which moves the non-presidential primary from September to April. The bill would require minor parties (which nominate by convention) to have chosen their nominees by the fourth Tuesday in February. Therefore, … Continue reading
