Both sides have submitted briefs in support of summary judgment, in Cowen v Raffensperger, n.d., 1:17cv-4660, the Georgia ballot access case for non-major party candidates for U.S. House. Use the links below to easily read each side’s brief.
Here is the Libertarian Party’s brief, 46 pages long.
Here is the state’s brief, 34 pages long.
On June 17, the Maine House defeated LD 816, the National Popular Vote Plan bill. See this story. Thanks to Political Wire for the link.
On June 3, this opening brief was filed in the Ninth Circuit in Citizens for Fair Representation v Newsom, 18-17458. This is the case that says the federal Constitution is violated by the extremely large population of California legislative districts. They are approximately 1,000,000 residents per State Senator, and 500,000 for Assemblymember.
On June 17, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Virginia House of Delegates does not have standing to appeal its loss in a racial gerrymander case. The lower court had invalidated the boundaries of eleven House of Delegates districts, because it determined they involved a racial gerrymander. Afterwards, the state (which has a Democratic Governor and a Democratic Attorney General) chose not to appeal. But the Virginia House, which has a Republican majority, did appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
But the U.S. Supreme Court said the House, all by itself, doesn’t have standing; it does not represent the entire state government. Virginia House of Delegates v Bethune-Hill. Therefore, the lower court decision stands. Here is the decision, which is written by Ruth Ginsburg.
Mark R. Charles, a member of the Navajo tribe, is an independent candidate for president. See this story about his campaign. It is not known if he has started petitioning anywhere. Thanks to Nathan Hetzel for this news.
