Law professor Rick Hasen, who runs the ElectionLawBlog, has this article in the June 28 New York Times, calling for a constitutional amendment to explicitly protect the right to vote.
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Linda Curtis has this article about Mark Cuban at Medium.com. It reveals that he has been financially supporting a lawsuit against the Texas ballot access laws that injure minor parties and independent candidates.
The U.S. Supreme Court did not issue its opinions in the presidential elector cases, on Monday, June 29. However the Court will release opinions on Tuesday, June 30.
On Sunday, June 28, Poland held a presidential election. Eleven candidates were on the ballot. No one got a majority, so on July 12, a runoff will be held between incumbent President Andrzej Duda (who got 43.7% in the first round) and Rafal Trzaskowski (who got 30.3% in the first round).
On June 26, U.S. District Court Judge B. Lynn Winmill, a Clinton appointee, issued a decision in Reclaim Idaho v Little, 1:20cv-268. This case concerns ballot access relief for a statewide initiative, due to the health crisis. The decision orders the state to either cut the number of signatures required, or to extend the petition deadline by 48 days. The existing requirement is 55,057 signatures, which were due May 1, 2020.
Here is the 27-page decision.
The state quickly asked for a stay. Here is the state’s motion in favor of a stay. Chances are the stay will be denied, and then the state will ask for Ninth Circuit relief.