In 1912 the Colorado Supreme Court said in Littlejohn v People ex rel Desch, 121 P.159, “Every qualified elector shall have an equal right to cast a ballot for the person of his own selection, and that no act shall be done by any power, civil or military, to prevent it. Such is the mandate and spirit of the Constitution, and it thereby vests in the elector a constitutional right of which he cannot lawfully be deprived by any governmental power.” The decision struck down a ban on write-in voting in School Director elections. The decision was unanimous.

On December 20, the Michigan Secretary of State told the State Supreme Court that if it is going to hear the Trump ballot access case, there must be a decision by Friday, December 29. LaBrant v Benson, 166470. The Michigan presidential primaries are on February 27, earlier than almost any other state. See the Secretary of State’s filing here. The State Supreme Court hasn’t even agreed to hear the case yet; the appeal to that court was only made on December 18.

U.S. District Court Allen C. Winsor will hear Steinberg v Democratic Party of Florida, n.d., 4:23cv-518, on Wednesday, January 10, at 10 a.m. This is the case filed by a Florida Democratic voter over the party’s presidential primary. The party decides which names appear, and has chosen only President Joe Biden. However, the party’s own rules say that the party will choose all “recognized” candidates for the Democratic nomination.

Here is the amended Complaint, in which Steinberg argues forcefully that Congressman Dean Phillips is “recognized” as a candidate for the Democratic nomination.

This case would probably be stronger if Phillips himself were a co-plaintiff.