U.S. District Court Upholds Montana’s Ban on Out-of-State Circulators, and Ban on Paying Per Signature

On December 4, U.S. District Court Judge Charles Lovell upheld Montana’s law that bans out-of-state circulators for initiative petitions. He also upheld the Montana law that bans paying initiative circulators on a per-signature basis. Pierce v Stapleton, 6:18cv-63. Here is … Continue reading

Pennsylvania Department of State and Governor File Response in U.S. Supreme Court in Vote-Counting Case

On December 8, Pennsylvania’s Governor and Department of State filed this response in Kelly v Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 20A98. This is the case in which a Republican Pennsylvania Congressmember asks the U.S. Supreme Court to stop certification of Pennsylvania’s election … Continue reading

Three Michigan Republican Presidential Elector Candidates Lose in U.S. District Court on Whether to Set Aside Michigan Election Results

on Monday, December 7, early in the morning, U.S. District Court Judge Linda Parker issued a 36-page opinion in King v Whitmer, e.d., 1:20cv-13134. It rejects the request of three Michigan Republican presidential elector candidates to set aside the election … Continue reading