On May 29th, the Tenth Circuit set a June 30 deadline for the states of Kansas and Arizona to file their brief in Kobach v U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 14-3062. This is the case over whether those two states can … Continue reading
On May 28, the plaintiff in the pending federal Michigan ballot access case, Matt Erard, filed for reconsideration in U.S. District Court. The chief issue is whether Michigan unconstitutionally discriminates against newly-qualifying parties, relative to old parties. The number of … Continue reading
Here is an account of the first week of the trial in the state court lawsuit over Florida U.S. House redisticting. The Florida Constitution gives the legislature authority to carry out districting for U.S. House, but says the legislature must … Continue reading
On May 29, a 3-judge panel of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Zukerberg v D.C. Board of Elections. See this story. The issue is whether the D.C. voters will elect an Attorney General earlier … Continue reading
Buzzfeed has this article which says that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has asked the Democratic nominees for Comptroller and Attorney General not to accept the Working Families nomination. This news, if true, can only mean that Cuomo is pessimistic … Continue reading
