The court battle over the question of the identity of the legal officers of the New York Reform Party is not over. See this story.
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Florida does not permit ex-felons to register to vote, unless the Governor restores that individual’s voting rights. A proposed Florida constitutional amendment is circulating to let ex-felons register, if they are off parole or probation. The initiative excludes persons convicted of murder or certain sexual offenses.
The initiative needs 766,200 valid signatures. It currently has 638,343 signatures that have already been validated. The organizers of the petition drive believe they need another 130,000 signatures to be safe, and they hope to obtain them by February 1, so the initiative can go on the November 2018 ballot. See this story. Thanks to Michael Drucker for this news.
On Wednesday, January 3, the Maine legislative committees that hear election law bills will take testimony on LD 1726. It makes it more difficult for petitioners to gather signatures at the polls on election day, by requiring them to stand at least 50 feet away from the entrance. See this story.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Minnesota Voters Alliance v Mansky, 16-1435, on Wednesday, February 28. This is the case that challenges the Minnesota law that makes it illegal to wear any clothing with a political message, or any attachment to clothing with a political message, at the polls.
The U.S. Supreme Court has docketed Gary Johnson & Jill Stein v Commission on Presidential Debates. The case is 17-916. If the Commission on Presidential Debates chooses to respond to the Johnson-Stein cert petition, the response is due January 29, 2018.