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.
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.
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.
On September 3, U.S. District Court Judge Leigh Martin May finalized interim petition relief for Georgia district and partisan county offices for 2022. She reiterated her original plan to require petitions of 1% of the number of registered voters, plus the filing fee. That will be severe for U.S. House; a candidate will need approximately 5,150 signatures. Cowen v Raffensperger, n.d., 1:17cv-4660. She still seems to be applying the order to legislative and county races as well as U.S. House races.
On September 3, Isabel Longoria, Harris County (Texas) Elections Administrator, and many organizations representing voters, filed a federal lawsuit against the new Texas law that restricts voting procedures. LaUnion del Pueblo Entero v Abbott, w.d., 5:21cv-844. Here is the Complaint. Thanks to ElectionLawBlog for the link.
Harris County is the most populous county in Texas.
