Ninth Circuit Stays its Own Decision in Arizona Case on Out-of-Precinct Provisional Ballots and Who Can Deliver Voted Absentee Ballots

Posted on by May 3, 2020
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On February 11, the Ninth Circuit stayed its own decision in Democratic National Committee v Hobbs, 18-15845. This is the case in which the Ninth Circuit struck down two Arizona election laws. One says that provisional ballots are automatically void unless they are submitted in the voter’s home precinct. The other sharply restricts who can deliver a voted absentee ballot to the elections administration office.

Arizona will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its appeal. If the U.S. Supreme Court declines, then the stay will automatically be lifted. Thanks to Rick Hasen for this news.

U.S. District Court Refuses to Dismiss Case Against Georgia Secretary of State Over Access to Voter List

Posted on by February 12, 2020
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On February 4, U.S. District Court Judge Eleanor Ross, an Obama appointee, refused the Secretary of State’s request to dismiss Palast v Kemp, n.d., 1:18cv-4809. Greg Palast, a journalist, had filed this case in 2018 to obtain the the “Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck” list of voters that was sent to the Georgia Secretary of State by Kris Kobach, former Kansas Secretary of State. Kobach had set up a method for state election officials to see how many of their state’s registered voters might also be registered in other states.

Federal law says records relating to voter registration must be retained for two years, but the state says it didn’t keep the list. Thanks to Thomas Jones for this news.

New Nevada Registration Tally

Posted on by February 11, 2020
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The Nevada Secretary of State has posted registration data for the end of January 2020. The new percentages are: Democratic 38.14%; Republican 32.94%; Independent American 4.45%; Libertarian 1.01%; Green .14%; other and independent 23.32%.

In October 2018, the percentages were: Democratic 38.32%; Republican 33.52%; Independent American 4.33%; Libertarian 1.00%; Green .18%; other and independent 22.65%.

The Green Party is not on the ballot but the state still keeps a tally of its registered members. However the Green Party data is not shown on the Secretary of State’s web page.