The Georgia lawsuit on whether the deadline for individuals to register to vote should be extended is still not decided. The judge wants more evidence. See this story.
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On October 9, New York Supreme Court Justice Gerard J. Neri, who operates in the Fifth District, struck down the 2023 law that moves most local partisan elections from November of odd years to November of even years. The ruling says the law violates the state Constitution. See this story. Thanks to Michael Drucker for the news.
New York State Supreme Court Justices are trial court justices, and are elected in partisan elections. Judge Neri is a Republican.
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.