On February 7, a Vermont state trial court again upheld the state law that lets Burlington authorize resident adult non-citizens to vote in local elections. Morin v City of Burlington, 24-cv-02403. This case said that the law is invalid as to School Board elections, because the state helps funds public schools and therefore the first decision doesn’t apply to school board elections. But the court rejected that argument. Here is the decision.
The lawsuit challenging many Texas ballot access laws is docketed in the U.S. Supreme Court. 24-854, Miller v Nelson. The state’s response is due March 13.
The two identical bills in the New York legislature that would delay special elections are stalled for now, according to this news story.
South Carolina Senator A. Shane Massey (R-Edgefield) has introduced SB 205, to include write-in space on general election ballots for President. South Carolina has only had government-printed ballots starting in 1950. It has always had write-in space for all office except President.
Other states that allow write-ins for other office in general elections, but not for president, are Alaska, Arkansas and New Mexico.
Only three states omit the first names of presidential and vice-presidential nominees from general election ballots: Massachusetts, North Dakota, and South Dakota. On January 17, the North Dakota House passed HB 1099, which provides that first names of presidential candidates should be included on the ballot.
