Several Organizations File Amici Briefs in U.S. Supreme Court in Georgia Public Service Commission Elections Case

On April 26, three more organizations asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Rose v Raffensperger, 23-1060, the case over whether the Voting Rights Act requires Georgia to elect Public Service Commissioners by some method other than standard at-large elections.

Here is the amicus brief of the Sierra Club.

Here is the brief of constitutional law scholars Quinn Yeargain and Anthony Kreis.

Here is the brief of Georgia Conservation Voters Educational Fund.

Fairvote had already filed an amicus in this case.

Hawaii Democratic Party Will Not Appeal Decision that Put Robert F. Kennedy’s Party on the Ballot

On April 30, the chair of the Hawaii Democratic Party said that the Democratic Party will not appeal the decision of the Elections Commission that the We the People Party is on the ballot.  We the People is the vehicle for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to appear on the ballot in Hawaii.  It is conceivable that the party will have candidates for office other than President.  Any Hawaii adult citizen is free to run in the party’s August primary for Congress or state legislature.

Donald Trump to Answer Questions at Libertarian Party National Convention

This morning the Libertarian Party announced that Donald Trump has accepted the invitation extended to him to speak at the Libertarian National Convention, May 24-27, in Washington, DC.

A similar invitation was extended to Joe Biden, but it has not been accepted.

Trump will answer questions on Saturday, May 25.  Beforehand, the convention will vote on which topics should be included in the questions.

It seems unprecedented that a major party presidential nominee would speak at a minor party convention.  According to Darcy Richardson, Eleanor Roosevelt spoke at the Liberal Party kick-off campaign event on August 2, 1944 in New York city, which seems to be the only historical precedent even remotely close.