On October 9, some Florida voting rights groups filed a federal lawsuit to extend the deadline for individuals to register to vote. The deadline was October 7. League of Women Voters of Florida v DeSantis, n.d. 4:24cv-00412. The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Robert Hinkle, a Clinton appointee.
Here is the Complaint, which mentions that South Carolina a few days ago voluntarily extended its deadline. The lawsuit asks for ten more days due to hurricanes Helene and Milton.
On October 9, Jill Stein filed a federal lawsuit in Ohio in order to see that votes for her are counted. She is on the ballot, but earlier this month, the Secretary of State said he would not allow her votes to be counted because of a mix-up over vice-presidential substitution. Here is the Complaint, which explains what happened. Stein v LaRose, s.d., 2:24cv-04042. The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Sarah D. Morrison, a Trump appointee and the chief judge of the southern district.
This year, there are two Alaska State House elections with neither a Republican nor a Democrat running. In the Second district, independent incumbent Rebecca Himschoot of Sitka has no opponent. In the 37th district, independent incumbent Bryce Edgmon is running for re-election and his only opponent is another independent, Darren Deacon.
A U.S. District Court will hear arguments in Georgia State Conference of the NAACP v Kemp on Wednesday, October 9, at 3:45 p.m. This is the case over whether the deadline for voter registration should be extended from October 7 to October 14, due to hurricane Helene in Georgia.
The Republican National Committee and the Georgia Republican Party have asked to intervene in the case on the side of the state. The NAACP opposes that.
On October 8, the New Jersey Democratic State Committee informed the U.S. Supreme Court that it does not intend to file a response in Ayyadurai v New Jersey Democratic State Committee, 24-342. This is the case in which independent presidential candidate Siva Ayyadurai was challenged off the New Jersey ballot by the Democratic Party. He had enough valid signatures but he was challenged for having been born in India.
In the past New Jersey had printed the names of five presidential or vice-presidential candidates on the November ballot, even though they did not meet the constitutional qualifications.
