On March 23, North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger invalidated over half the signatures on the statewide term limits initiative. The initiative needed 31,164 signatures, and the proponents submitted 46,366. See this Ballotpedia story.
Proponents of the initiative strongly dispute the Secretary of State’s conclusion, and will bring a lawsuit to try to validate their petition.
On March 24, some Georgia voters asked the Secretary of State to remove Comgresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s name from the Republican primary ballot, for U.S. House, 14th district. They say she doesn’t meet the qualifications listed in the U.S. Constitution. They specifically cite the 14th amendment language about insurrection. See this story. Thanks to HowAppealing for the link.
On March 21, the New York Libertarian and Green Parties filed this opening brief in the Second Circuit in Libertarian Party of N.Y. v New York State Board of Elections, 21-1464. This is the case that challenges the 2020 law that increased the statewide petition from 15,000 signatures to 45,000 signatures, and increased the vote test from 50,000 votes for Governor, to 2% for both President and Governor.
The state’s brief is due in June.
The U.S. Supreme Court has docketed Libertarian Party of Alabama v Merrill, 21-1288. This is the case that challenges the Alabama policy of giving a free list of the registered voters to qualified parties, but not to unqualified parties that are petitioning. If the state wishes to respond, its response is due April 22.
On March 23, the U.S. Supreme Court summarily reversed the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and ordered the State Supreme Court to re-do its decision on legislative district boundaries. Wisconsin Legislature v Wisconsin Elections Commission, 21A471. The U.S. Supreme Court had not had an oral argument on this case. The Wisconsin primaries are August 9. Here is the unsigned decision, which has two dissents.
