On July 31, the Arkansas Supreme Court ordered the Secretary of State to begin checking signatures on statewide initiatives. See this story. The Secretary of State earlier had said three initiatives could not possibly be on the ballot, whether they had enough signatures or not, because they had submitted a slightly flawed document relating to the qualifications of paid circulators.
On July 27, the California Assembly Elections Committee passed SB 970, which moves the primary in midterm years from March to June. It has already passed the Senate. Now it goes to the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
On July 17, the Federal Election Commission updated its list of primary dates and petition deadlines for federal office, 2020. See it here. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link.
This chart published on Vote.org has the dates of early voting for each state that has early voting. The chart is also a handy way to know which states have all-postal voting. Vote.org was founded in 2008. It is a 501(c)(3) with a purpose of helping people know how to register to vote.
On July 31, Jo Jorgensen, Libertarian presidential nominee, filed a ballot access case against Maine. Jorgensen v Dunlap, 1:20cv-272. The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Torresen, an Obama appointee. Here is the 17-page complaint.
The case has a hearing Monday, August 3, at 11 a.m.
