Texas County Election Official Files Federal Lawsuit Against New Law Making it a Crime for Anyone to Suggest that Anyone Apply for an Absentee Ballot

Posted on by December 30, 2021
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On December 10, two Texas county election officials filed a federal lawsuit against the new law that makes it a crime for anyone to suggest that anyone ask for an application for a mail ballot. That law was passed earlier in 2021. Longoria v Paxton, w.d., 5:21cv-1223. The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Xavier Rodriguez, a Bush Jr. appointee. On December 28, the plaintiffs filed this brief in support of their request for a preliminary injunction. The case says the new law violates the First Amendment.

Texas Candidate Sues to Remove Her Opponent from Primary Ballot Because of a Hyphen

Posted on by December 29, 2021
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On December 17, Texas Democratic judicial candidate Nadine Nieto filed a lawsuit in state court to remove her opponent from the March 1 Democratic primary ballot in Bexar County. Both women are running for a judicial office.

The lawsuit says the true name of the opponent is Lisa Uresti Dasher, but the opponent listed her name on the declaration of candidacy as Lisa Uresti-Dasher. See this story.

December 2021 Ballot Access News Print Edition

Posted on by December 30, 2021
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Ballot Access News
December 2021 – Volume 37, Number 7

This issue was printed on white paper.

Table of Contents

  1. RESTRICTIVE BALLOT ACCESS LAWS STRUCK DOWN IN MAINE AND MONTANA
  2. ELEVENTH CIRCUIT UPHOLDS ALABAMA ON ACCESS TO LIST OF REGISTERED VOTERS
  3. HIGH COURT WON’T HEAR OHIO LIBERTARIAN CASE
  4. NEBRASKA SHRINKS TIME FOR NEW PARTY PETITIONS
  5. ALASKA TOP-FOUR OPPONENTS FILE BRIEFS IN STATE HIGH COURT
  6. RANKED CHOICE WINS
  7. INFRASTRUCTURE BILL AND PRIMARY SYSTEMS
  8. GEORGIA
  9. MICHIGAN NATIONAL POPULAR PLAN
  10. MOST CROWDED GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT FOR U.S. SENATE
  11. VOTER REGISTRATION TOTALS
  12. MINOR PARTIES DO POORLY IN 2021 GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS
  13. 2022 PETITIONING
  14. FIVE MINOR PARTIES WON AN ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 2, 2021
  15. NEW YORK CITYWIDE OFFICE RETURNS
  16. WEST VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT PARTY WON’T SUE FOR RECOGNITION
  17. SUBSCRIBING TO BAN WITH PAYPAL

Delaware Governor Files Brief in Case Over Law Barring Independent Voters from Being Appointed to Judicial Office

Posted on by December 29, 2021
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On December 20, the government of Delaware filed this brief in U.S. District Court in Adams v Carney, 1:20cv-1680. This is the case over the Delaware law that says most state court judges must be members of one of the two largest parties. The government is trying to get the case dismissed, and argues that the plaintiff still lacks standing.