The Nevada bill to establish a presidential primary has been amended, to provide that the Nevada presidential primary would be the earliest primary in the nation. See this story.
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Early on the morning of May 7, the Texas House passed a bill that makes it a felony for anyone to give anyone else an application for an absentee ballot, if the recipient had not first requested it. See this story. The bill is not yet through the legislature because the Senate version differs.
On May 5, Cyber Ninjas settled a lawsuit with the Arizona Democratic Party over procedures for the recount of Maricopa County ballots from November 2020. Cyber Ninjas is the private firm hired by the Republican majority of the State Senate to do a recount. See this story. The settlement means that many concerns about the reliability of the recount are assuaged.
The Gotham Gazette has published my op-ed, criticizing the 2020 New York state changes to ballot access laws. See it here.
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.