The New Jersey candidates who are fighting the New Jersey law on primary ballot labels have appealed to the Third Circuit. Mazo v Way, 21-2630. The law lets candidates in primaries choose labels, but if the labels mention an organization or an individual, the candidate must get permission from that group or organization. The plaintiffs want to have that restriction struck down.
The Federal Election Commission has published a 2021 version of “Combined Federal/State Disclosure and Election Directory”, but it is on-line only. See it here. This is a very useful book containing names and contact information for state election officials. It is 150 pages.
On September 1, the Fourth Circuit issued an opinion in Nelson v Warner, 20-1860. This is the Democratic Party case against the West Virginia law on ballot order. It says the nominees of the party that carried the state for President in the last election are always listed first. The vote was 2-1, and one of the judges in the majority is not in full-time service. Therefore, it seems somewhat likely that the Democratic Party will ask for a rehearing en banc. Only full-time judges can vote on whether to rehear a case before the entire membership of Fourth Circuit judges.
The opinion is by Judge Barbara Keenan and it is also signed by Judge Stephanie Thacker. Both are Obama appointees. The dissent is by Judge James A. Wynn, also an Obama appointee.
John Seiler has this article about how the California top-two system works, in The Epoch Times. It may be necessary for you to sign up for a free account at the newspaper, in order the read the article. The procedure is quite simple.
Joshua Spivak has this article in The Hill, about the pending lawsuit to overturn the California recall system. The article is interesting because it reveals that quite a few other states have similiar provisions.
