On September 2, the NAACP and other Alabama voting rights groups and voters filed this response in Merrill v Milligan, 21A375. This is the redistricting for US House seats in Alabama.
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On January 31, the petitioning groups who are challenging Wyoming’s 300-foot “no politics” zone around polling places filed this reply brief in the Tenth Circuit. Frank v Lee, 21-8060. The lower court had invalidated the law. The typical state has a 100-foot zone around polling places.
The Libertarian Party is ballot-qualified in Cook County, Illinois, but the election officials think that only means the party can have a primary for Cook County Executive offices. On February 1, the party filed a federal lawsuit, arguing that it is also entitled to nominate candidates in its Cook County primary for County Commission. Here is the Complaint in Libertarian Party of Illinois v Yarbrough, n.d., 1:22cv-578.
The Libertarian Party is qualified in Cook County because in November 2020, it polled 6.7% for State’s Attorney of Cook County. The vote test in Illinois is 5%. The State’s Attorney 2020 race was between a Democrat, a Republican, and a Libertarian.
Five of Alabama’s six Republican U.S. House members have filed this amicus brief in Merrill v Milligan, 21A375. That is the lawsuit over whether Alabama U.S. House districts should be redrawn to include two districts with African-American majorities. Congressman Mo Brooks did not sign the brief, apparently because he is not running for re-election. Instead he is running for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.
Eight Vermont State Senators have introduced SB 229, which would provide for ranked choice voting for primaries and general elections, for president and congress. The sponsors include six Democrats and two Progressives. The Vermont Senate has 30 members.