On February 18, the Connecticut Law Tribune published an editorial, “Connecticut Should Ease Restrictions to Ballot Access”. It says that it is too difficult for candidates to get on primary ballots, and suggests that the restrictions might violate the State Constitution. The editorial is behind a pay wall.

For candidates who cannot get the support of 15% of the delegates at a party meeting, a petition of 2% of the number of the party’s registrants is needed for statewide and U.S. House candidates. The signatures must be gathered in only six weeks. For candidates for the legislature and local office, 5% is needed, in only 14 days.

The League of Women Voters and the Council on American-Islamic Relations are the Plaintiffs and are represented by the ACLU and the Campaign Legal Center in suing the Buckeye State over provisions in the recently passed controversial Senate Bill 293. League of Women Voters v LaRose, s.d., 2:26cv-177. Here is the Complaint, filed February 13.

Here’s the story on this matter from Ohio Capitol Journal.

The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Michael H. Watson, a Bush Jr. appointee.

The February 13 ruling by the Supreme Court of Virginia to allow the upcoming statewide vote on acceptance of a Democratic Party of Virginia Congressional redistricting plan not withstanding, the Virginia GOP refuses to throw in the towel in its attempt to put a halt to it. On Wednesday, February 18, it filed suit to challenge the ballot language of the initiative, not the legality of the initiative itself. The case is Republican National Committee v Koski, Circuit Court, Tazewell County.

Here is the latest, hot off the press from Democracy Docket.