On July 20, proponents of the recall of a Democratic California State Senator filed a lawsuit against the new law that changed the rules for recalls and which went into effect immediately. The new law was SB 96, signed into law last month. See this story.

The case is Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association v Padilla, filed in the State Appeals Court, 3rd district, case 85176. The lawsuit argues that it violates due process to change the petition rules in the middle of a petition drive. It also argues that SB 96 violates the “single subject” rule; it was mainly a budget bill. UPDATE: here is the opening brief.

Before SB 96 was passed, it was already possible for signers to withdraw their signatures from a recall petition. But SB 96 said that signers could withdraw their signatures even after the petition had been submitted. It also permitted election officials to delay the recall, even if it had enough signatures, while the election-administration cost of the recall election was calculated. The bill did not set any limits on how long that might take.

WUNC 91.5, one of the Public Radio stations in North Carolina, has this story about SB 656, the bill to improve ballot access for newly-qualifying parties and independent candidates.

Nebraska State Senator Bob Krist says that he will create a new party and then seek to become its gubernatorial nominee in 2018. This article does not say what the name of his party will be.