Federal Court Rejects Argument by Pro-DeSantis Super PAC That It Can Give Its Contact List to DeSantis for Free without Violating Contribution Limits
This decision seems a sound and straightforward result. But of course the FEC could not agree.
“Ecuador President Dissolves Legislature Ahead of Impeachment Vote”
Wall Street Journal:
Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the national legislature on Wednesday ahead of an impeachment vote and amid growing unrest in the Andean nation that has fueled a surge of migration to the U.S.
Lasso’s decree disbanding… Continue reading
“Cambodia Disqualifies Main Opposition Party Ahead of Election”
New York Times:
For the second consecutive parliamentary election, Cambodia has disqualified the country’s main opposition party, eliminating the only credible challenge to the ruling party of Prime Minister Hun Sen.
The country’s National Election Commission on Monday refused… Continue reading
“Turkey opposition contests thousands of ballots after election”
A few comparative election law events around the globe. First, this report from Reuters:
Turkey’s main opposition party said on Wednesday it had filed complaints over suspected irregularities at thousands of ballot boxes in Sunday’s landmark elections, in which… Continue reading
“Kari Lake election challenge trial Day 1 recap: Lake’s witnesses verified voter signatures”
The lede in the Arizona Republic:
The first witness in the opening day of former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s trial, in which the Republican alleges Maricopa County didn’t verify signatures on ballot envelopes, was a woman who spent days… Continue reading
“Democrats race to avoid a Biden embarrassment in New Hampshire”
The law-meets-party-rules dispute continues. Politico:
Top Democrats are scrambling for ways to avoid a catastrophe in New Hampshire in which Joe Biden may not appear on the primary ballot, ceding the first unofficial contest of 2024 to a fringe… Continue reading
California Supreme Court Won’t Hear Oral Argument in Santa Monica Case over California Voting Rights Act until at Least September
So this prediction was premature.
The June oral argument calendar is out and the case is not on it. The court does not hold oral argument in July or August.
Stay tuned.
Sudden switch in Fulton County, Georgia elections board chair nomination
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
In a surprise switch-up, Fulton County commissioners on Wednesday chose Patrise Perkins-Hooker to chair of the Fulton County Board of Registration & Elections for the next two years.
Commission Chairman Robb Pitts had nominated former Republican county… Continue reading
“Massachusetts US attorney accused of election meddling and lying”
Reuters:
Rachael Rollins, the top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts, improperly used her U.S. Justice Department position to meddle in a local district attorney election by leaking to newspapers dirt about a political rival – one of many ethics violations… Continue reading
“Jury splits verdicts for former inmate charged with Florida voter fraud crimes”
Gainesville Sun:
Another Florida man has been sentenced for election-related voter fraud crimes following a fraud investigation in Alachua County.
After a day-long trial John Boyd Rivers was found guilty of willfully voting as an unqualified elector, but not… Continue reading
“Why Kari Lake is still, six months after losing, in Arizona courts arguing the 2022 election was stolen”
Jen Fifield at Votebeat with a deep dive into the process, claims remaining, and time frame:
GOP candidates for Arizona’s top offices who claim the November election was stolen from them have spent months presenting shape-shifting arguments in court —… Continue reading
The South Carolina Racial Gerrymandering Case
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a racial gerrymandering case involving South Carolina’s First Congressional District. At first glance, the issue presented in the case is fairly conventional: Did race or partisan advantage predominantly explain the First… Continue reading
ELB Book Corner: Steve Vladeck: “How the Shadow Docket Came Full Circle in the 2022 Redistricting Cases”
I am pleased to welcome to ELB Book Corner Steve Vladeck, author of the new book, The Shadow Docket. Here is the last of three posts:
After introducing Purcell and how the Court used it inconsistently in the… Continue reading
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upholds AG’s ruling striking campaign finance ballot question
From the Eagle-Tribune:
The state’s highest court upheld a decision by the Attorney General’s office to reject a ballot question calling for limits on campaign spending by political action committees.
In ruling issued Tuesday, the state Supreme Judicial Court… Continue reading