On June 24, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, a Republican, vetoed HB 472. It would have required persons seeking an absentee ballot to include a copy of their photo-ID in their application. See this story, which has a copy of the … Continue reading
On June 25, a brief schedule was set out for Cornel West’s Pennsylvania ballot access case, a case that had been filed in 2024. It concerns Pennsylvania’s discriminatory law on presidential elector candidate filing. Qualified parties merely need to submit … Continue reading
On June 25, Michael Collier, an independent candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Texas, filed this brief in his ballot access case, Collier v Nelson, w.d., 1:26cv-1574. The case challenges the Texas law that says when an independent candidate is running … Continue reading
The Election Law Blog has this blog post about a Washington Post story about the Iowa Libertarian Party. … Continue reading
An initiative is currently circulating in Massachusetts for a top-two system. On June 22, the Massachusetts Supreme Court refused to block the initiative from the ballot. Jackson v Attorney General, SJC-13904. Here is the Opinion. The opinion implies that if … Continue reading
