The Monticello Press has this op-ed by Chris Bridges about the recent decision, requiring an easier method for minor party and independent candidates to get on the Georgia ballot for U.S. House.
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On May 6, the Florida League of Women Voters filed a federal lawsuit against some provisions of SB 90, which was signed by Governor Ron DeSantis the same day. League of Women Voters of Florida v Lee, n.d., 4:21cv-186. The new law: (1) severely reduces access to vote-by-mail drop boxes; (2) effectively bans organizations and volunteers from helping voters return their vote-by-mail ballots; (3) requires voters to more frequently request mail ballots; (4) bans giving food or drink to anyone waiting in line. Here is the Complaint.
The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Mark Walker, an Obama appointee who has ruled against the state in many previous election law cases. Thanks to Thomas Jones for this news.
On April 29, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed SB 614, which makes it illegal for out-of-state circulators to work on Arkansas initiatives. It also bans pay-per-signature. Here is a copy of the bill. Thanks to Trent Pool for this news.
This Ballotpedia article explains how the Virginia Republican Party will use ranked choice voting at its May 8 state convention, to choose nominees for the three statewide posts, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General.
The 2021 California gubernatorial recall petition had a validity rate of 79.58%. See the results for each county from the Secretary of State’s web page. The validity was quite high, probably because a majority of the signatures were collected by postal mail. Recall proponents postally mailed a petition blank to registered Republicans, so obviously the signatures returned from that mailing were valid.