Twenty-two States Sue to Block New Executive Order Creating a Federal List of Persons Eligible to Vote

Posted on by April 3, 2026
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On March 31, President Trump issued an Executive Order that authorizes creation of a federal list of U.S. residents eligible to register to vote. The Order also directs the U.S. Postal Service not to deliver absentee ballots to anyone who is not on the federal list. On April 3, twenty-two states filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts to overturn the Order. State of California v Trump, 1:26cv-11581. Here is the Complaint. The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani, an Obama appointee.

U.S. District Court in Ohio Denies Ballot Access Injunction to Samuel Ronan

Posted on by April 3, 2026
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Samuel Ronan is a candidate for U.S. House from Ohio’s Fifteenth District. He is trying to be on the Republican primary ballot, but the election board kept him off because it was believed he is not a sincere member of the Republican Party. On April 2, U.S. District Court Judge Sarah Morrison refused to grant him an injunction putting him on the ballot. He has appealed to the Sixth Circuit.

Only One Voter Voted in Constitution Party Primary in Massac County, Illinois, Last Month

Posted on by April 2, 2026
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Illinois held its primaries on March 17, 2026. In Massac County, the Constitution Party is a ballot-qualified party, so a primary was held for it. The party is only permitted to nominate for partisan county office. It is a qualified party in Massac County because in November 2024, its nominee for County Commission-at-large, Tim Pearcy, polled 11.8%. The race also had a Republican and a Democrat running. Illinois lets a party that polls at least 5% for a countywide office be a qualified party within that particular county.

At the March 17 primaries, the Constitution Party ballot was chosen by only one voter.

Massac County has a population of approximately 12,000. It is on the southern border of Illinois, against the Ohio River, adjoining Kentucky.