On April 24, U.S. District Court Judge Amy Totenberg heard arguments in Black Voters Matter v Raffensperger, n.d., 1:20cv-1489. The issue is whether the 24th Amendment requires states to pay the postage on mail ballots both ways. The 24th amendment bans “poll taxes or other taxes”: in order to vote.
The trial lasted 4 and one-half hours. See this story.
On the afternoon of April 25, the Alliance Party nominated Rocky De La Fuente for president, and Darcy Richardson for vice-president. The convention was remote, and participants used Zoom. The delegates were asked to vote “yes” or “no” on the ticket. The vote was 24-2.
The party is ballot-qualified in South Carolina and Delaware, and it is fairly likely that it will also be ballot-qualified for president in Connecticut soon.
The Texas State Court of Appeals will hear oral argument on June 23 in Dikeman v Hughs, 14-19-00969-CV. This is the case in which the Libertarian Party challenges the 2019 law that says candidates seeking the nomination of a party that nominates by convention must pay a filing fee early in the year, before they even know if the convention will nominate them or not. Thanks to Jim Riley for this news.
On April 22, proponents of two Arizona statewide initiatives asked the Ninth Circuit for emergency injunctive relief, in their lawsuit to allow electronic signatures. Arizona already permits electronic signatures for non-presidential candidates, yet the U.S. District Court had denied any relief on April 17. The state’s response is due April 29, and the reply brief is due May 1. Arizonans for Fair Elections v Hobbs, 20-15719.
On March 18, the Oklahoma Secretary of State waived the requirement that statewide initiatives must be gathered in a 90-day period. See the order here.
