On September 13, two Texas Democratic State Senators filed this brief in Eckhardt v Abbott, w.d., 1:21cv-769. This is the case in which the plaintiffs argue that the Texas Constitution requires redistricting to be done only in regular sessions of the Texas legislature. The Texas legislature won’t have a regular session until early 2023, so if this case prevails, the courts would redraw the Texas congressional and legislative districts.
On September 13, the Sixth Circuit refused to rehear Thompson v DeWine, 21-3514, the case over whether the health crisis should have meant petitioning relief for Ohio initiatives.
On September 10, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued a brief order, saving the registration of certain voters who registered between August 23 and September 3. A state trial court on August 23 had allowed ex-felons who are on parole or probation to register to vote. On September 3 the state court of appeals had reversed that order. The main issue isn’t settled yet, but the September 10 order means that people who registered in reliance on the trial court’s order will not have their voter registration cancelled. See this story.
At least five lawsuits have been filed against the new Texas law on voting procedures. This ABA Journal article lists them. Four are in federal court and one is in state court. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link.
On September 10, the voters who support letting Mayor Byron Brown on the November 2021 ballot for Mayor of Buffalo filed two briefs in the Second Circuit. This brief answers the arguments of Democratic nominee India Walton, who hopes to persuade the Second Circuit to remove Brown from the ballot.
This brief responds to the arguments of the Erie County Board of Elections.
Although the two briefs are similar, and sometimes identical, they differ in some places because India Walton’s attorneys made some arguments that the Board of Elections didn’t make, and vice versa.
