On June 28, the Arkansas Libertarian Party submitted 14,000 signatures to be a qualified party in 2022. The requirement is 10,000 signatures. See this story.
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On June 28, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed HB 1071, which makes it easier for cities to use ranked choice voting for their own elections. The bill requires the county elections department to run such elections for cities that want to use ranked choice voting.
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to release its last two opinions for the term on Thursday, July 1. They are both election law cases.
See this story.
On June 28, California Governor Gavin Newsom filed a lawsuit against the Secretary of State, seeking to have his party membership listed on the upcoming recall ballot. In 2019 the recall law was changed to provide that a person being recalled may have his or her party listed on the recall ballot, if the office is a partisan office. However that law, SB 151, said the person being recalled had to inform the Secretary of State about whether he or she wants the party on the ballot or not very early in the process.
Governor Newsom failed to file the form saying he wants to be identified as a Democrat. His lawsuit argues that the deadline for doing that is unreasonably early. See this story.
On June 24, U.S. District Court Judge Allen C. Winsor heard arguments in ACLU of Florida v Lee, n.d., 4:21cv-190. This is the lawsuit challenging the new law that does not permit anyone to donate more than $3,000 to an initiative campaign. See this story. The law goes into effect July 1 and the plaintiffs are hoping the judge will enjoin the law for the time being, so they can get started on an initiative to help ex-felons who wish to register to vote but who owe past court costs, fines, or restitution. Thanks to the Institute for Free Speech for the link.