Here is a letter by Justin O’Donnell, New Hampshire U.S.Senate 2020 nominee, in response to state chair Jilletta Jarvis, concerning the internal disagreement in the New Hampshire Libertarian Party.
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Earlier this year, Florida enacted a new law, SB 90, that forces voter registration organizations to tell voters they if the voter gives the completed application to that organization, that organization “might” not submit it to the county elections office in time for the election. The law says the voter organizations must also tell such voters that they are free to register via their own efforts. Harriet Tubman Freedom Fighters v Lee, n.d., 4:21cv-242. The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Mark Walker, an Obama appointee. Here is the Complaint.
There are now four federal lawsuits pending against recent Florida government actions or new Florida laws. Besides this case, there is the case against the law restricting donations to initiative campaigns, the case against the law telling candidates for non-partisan office that they can’t reveal their political party, and the case on the timing of the special election for the vacancy in the U.S. House seat, 20th district.
On Wednesday, June 16, the California Assembly Elections Committee will hear SB 660, which bans paying circulators on a per-signature basis. The bill has already passed the State Senate.
On June 12, Jilletta Jarvis, chair of the New Hampshire Libertarian Party, posted this statement on the party’s website about a group within the state party.
On June 10, the New York legislature passed S7191/A7761. It says that if two candidates qualify for the primary ballot for district or local office, but one of the candidates is endorsed by the party organization and the other candidate is a new member of the party, the endorsed candidate is the only one who can appear on the primary ballot; the other candidate must be a write-in candidate in that primary. Thanks to Joe Burns for this news.