On December 7, the Georgia legislature, meeting in special session, passed the bill to redraw U.S. House districts. However, many observers feel the plan does not conform to the court ruling last month, so there will be additional litigation. The final district boundaries may not be known until after the start of the petitioning period (mid-January).
This lengthy story explains ballot access in Russia, for candidates running for President. Independent candidates need 300,000 signatures.
On December 1, the Georgia Libertarian Party filed this reply brief in Cowen v Raffensperger, n.d., 1:17cv-4660. This is the party’s lawsuit against the law on how a U.S. House candidate gets on the general election ballot, if the candidate is not a Democrat or a Republican.
On December 6, a single justice from the Louisiana Supreme Court ordered a new election for Caddo County Sheriff. In the original election, one candidate defeated the other by one vote, a result that was confirmed after a recount. But the evidence also showed that two voters voted twice. See this story.
U.S. District Court Judge David Nuffer will hold a hearing in Maxfield v Henderson, 4:23cv-112, on Monday, December 11, at 1:30 p.m. This is the lawsuit filed by supporters of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., over the Utah independent presidential petition deadline of January 8.
In 2017, Judge Nuffer struck down a Utah election law that said the petition deadline for new parties in special elections should be in May, in United Utah Party v Cox. The ruling allowed the United Utah Party to participate in a special congressional election on November 7, 2017.
