On June 22, the state of Ohio filed this U.S. Supreme Court brief in Thompson v DeWine, 19A1054. This is the case over whether the health crisis justifies ballot access for initiatives in Ohio this year.
Later in the day, proponents of relief filed this response.
Georgia law says a recall petition can only be circulated by someone who lives in the jurisdiction in which the recall is taking place, and also the circulator must be a registered voter. On May 22, Georgia conceded that the law is unconstitutional and settled the lawsuit Malone v Raffensperger, n.d., 1:20cv-2513. Here is the 8-page motion for entry of a consent judgment.
On June 21, the Michigan Green Party and the Lavender Caucus of the Green Party chose delegates to the national convention. The results boosted Howie Hawkins. According to his campaign, he now has enough pledged delegates to be assured of the presidential nomination.
On Sunday, June 21, the Seventh Circuit issued an order in Libertarian Party of Illinois v Cadigan, 20-1961. It denies the request of Illinois officials to stay the ballot access relief that was won in U.S. District Court on April 23. Here is the 5-page order. The order does not identify which judges handles the matter.
It is very rare for a federal court to issue an order on Sunday.
On June 20, the Reform Party held an on-line presidential convention. Rocky De La Fuente, who was the party’s nominee in 2016, is again the party’s nominee. He received 17 votes. MaxAbramson received 4; Ben Zion received one. Soraya Faas had withdrawn before the vote and endorsed De La Fuente.
The Reform Party is only on the ballot in Florida. It has no party officers in Mississippi any longer, so has lost its qualified status there.
De La Fuente is also the nominee this year of the Alliance Party.
The vice-presidential nominee is Darcy Richardson.
