On May 29th, the Tenth Circuit set a June 30 deadline for the states of Kansas and Arizona to file their brief in Kobach v U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 14-3062. This is the case over whether those two states can force the federal government to alter the federal voter registration form that is used in those two states. The federal form asks for a signature of the voter-applicant under penalty of perjury, saying the applicant is a U.S. citizen. The two states want documentary proof. The case is being expedited so a decision is likely in the next few months. The U.S. District Court had ruled in favor of the two states.

Here is an account of the first week of the trial in the state court lawsuit over Florida U.S. House redisticting. The Florida Constitution gives the legislature authority to carry out districting for U.S. House, but says the legislature must draw lines that do not help or harm any particular party. According to the article, the legislature had maintained that the boundaries for certain districts had been suggested by a particular student. But, on the stand, that individual student testified he had not suggested any district boundaries, and that the e-mail that was allegedly sent by him was not, in fact, written or sent by him.

Some attorneys for the legislature have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block an order of the State Supreme Court that said internal communications from legislators to other legislators and consultants can be introduced into evidence. See this story. The request to the U.S. Supreme Court was made on Wednesday, May 28, and the U.S. Supreme Court hasn’t responded yet. In the U.S. Supreme Court, the case is Bainter v League of Women Voters of Florida, 13A1174.

Buzzfeed has this article which says that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has asked the Democratic nominees for Comptroller and Attorney General not to accept the Working Families nomination. This news, if true, can only mean that Cuomo is pessimistic about his chances of himself receiving the Working Families nomination.

The offices named above are the only statewide offices up in New York this year (except that Lieutenant Governor is up, but is part of the ticket with gubernatorial candidates). Thanks to PoliticalWire for the link.