The U.S. Supreme Court held a conference on October 27, and at that conference considered whether to hear Minnesota Voters Alliance v Mansky, 16-1435. But when the decisions taken at that conference were released on October 30, once more the Court had not taken any action. The case has now been listed in three conferences, all of which produced no decision. It will be set for a future conference.

The issue is the Minnesota law that makes it illegal to wear anything at the polls that suggests a point of view on some political issue, whether that issue is on the ballot or not.

Maine supporters of ranked choice voting will try to collect 61,123 valid signatures in the next 90 days, to suspend the recently-passed bill that suspends the use of ranked choice voting.

Ballot Access News
October 1, 2017 – Volume 33, Number 5

1. SEVENTH CIRCUIT INVALIDATES ILLINOIS LAW REQUIRING NEW PARTIES TO RUN A FULL SLATE OF CANDIDATES
2. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE PASSES BILL MOVING ALL PRIMARIES TO MARCH
3. CALIFORNIA BALLOT ACCESS BILL PASSES
4. MORE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE NEWS
5. VARIOUS CALIFORNIA BALLOT ACCESS CASES GET HEARING DATES
6. ROCKY DE LA FUENTE LOSES ALABAMA SORE LOSER CASE
7. OHIO LIBERTARIANS LOSE LAST LAWSUIT
8. CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN CONVENTION MAY OPPOSE TOP-TWO
9. BOOK REVIEW: WHAT HAPPENED
10. LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD DEBATES CASE MOVES AHEAD
11. DATES OF MID-TERM CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARIES
12. GREENS GAIN A STATE LEGISLATOR
13. MAJOR PARTIES LOSE THREE MORE OFFICE-HOLDERS
14. LACEY PUTNEY DIES
15. GREEN PARTY QUALIFIES IN UTAH
16. PETER DIAMONDSTONE DIES
17. OREGON INDEPENDENT PARTY
18. SUBSCRIBING TO BAN WITH PAYPAL