New York Bill to Give Parties More Control Over Nominations Process Passed Almost Three Months Ago, but is Still Unsigned

Posted on by September 6, 2021
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The New York legislature passed S 7191 on June 10, 2021. It does not permit write-in candidates in partisan primaries unless the write-in candidate is a member of that party. This bill is generally only relevant to small qualified parties, and is supported by them, because they tend to dislike having non-members seize a party nomination against the wishes of the party.

Even though it passed the legislature on June 10, it still hasn’t received any action from the Governor of New York. However, it is not too unusual for their to be a very long time lag in New York between a bill passing the legislature and being acted on by the Governor.

Lawsuit Against Timing of Florida Special Election for U.S. House Appears Abandoned

Posted on by September 5, 2021
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The lawsuit Dowling v DeSantis, s.d., 9:21cv-80796, appears to have been abandoned. It was filed on April 29, 2021, to require an earlier special election for the vacancy in Florida’s U.S. House seat, 20th district. Congressman Alcee Hastings died April 6, 2021, and the Governor said the special election would be January 11, 2022. Nothing has been filed in the case since July 2, 2021.

California Recall Supporters Ask Ninth Circuit to File an Amicus Brief in Case Challenging Recall Provisions

Posted on by September 5, 2021
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On September 3, three California voters submitted an amicus brief in Clark v Weber, 21-55930, the case in which opponents of the gubernatorial recall argue that the recall provisions violate the U.S. Constitution. The three California voters are represented by Attorney Harmeet Dhillon, a member of the Republican National Committee. The amicus supports the constitutionality of the recall, and also suggests that the Secretary of State won’t do a good job of defending the recall in court.

The Ninth Circuit has not yet ruled on whether the amicus can be accepted. On September 4, the voters who filed the lawsuit against the recall filedl a brief, arguing that the Republican amicus should not be accepted.

Fourteen Pennsylvania State Representatives Sue to Overturn No-Excuse Absentee Voting

Posted on by September 4, 2021
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On September 3, fourteen Pennsylvania State Representatives filed a lawsuit in state court to overturn the 2019 law that allows no-excuse absentee voting. See this story, which says that thirteen of the plaintiffs voted for the bill that they are now challenging. The plaintiffs argue that the law violates the state Constitution.