Author: Jerrick Adams

  • An early look at 2022 primary election dates and candidate filing deadlines

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    Texas and North Carolina are poised to have the nation’s earliest primaries and primary candidate filing deadlines in the 2022 election cycle. Texas’ primary is currently scheduled for March 1, 2022, with the candidate filing deadline on Dec. 13, 2021. North Carolina’s primary is scheduled for March 8, 2022, with the candidate filing deadline on…

  • Union Station: 9th Circuit cites Belgau v. Inslee in affirming 8 district court decisions

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    Ninth Circuit cites Belgau v. Inslee in affirming eight district court decisions On July 29, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit—Senior Judge Mary Schroeder, Senior Judge Barry Silverman, and Judge Mary Murguia—upheld eight district court decisions favorable to public-sector unions, citing the Ninth Circuit’s 2020 ruling in Belgau…

  • Redistricting review: Colorado Supreme Court adjusts redistricting deadlines

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    The Colorado Supreme Court modified its schedule for reviewing congressional and state legislative redistricting plans on July 26. This prompted the state’s congressional redistricting commission to adjust its own deadlines for submitting a final plan to the court for review. The court’s July 26 order requires the congressional commission and all other interested parties to…

  • State trial court upholds Alaska’s top-four primary and ranked-choice voting general election systems

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    Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin, where we track developments in election policy at the federal, state, and local level. In this month’s issue: State trial court upholds Alaska’s top-four primary and ranked-choice voting general election systems Redistricting round-up: Virginia House of Delegates candidate sues over 2021 elections using existing maps (and other news) Legislation update…

  • Union Station: Comparing public-sector labor legislation in 2021 and 2020

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    Comparing public-sector labor legislation in 2021 and 2020   In this week’s edition, we compare legislative activity on public-sector labor issues in the first seven months of 2021 with activity during the same period in 2020.    Highlights:  Washington is the only state that enacted public-sector labor legislation in the first part of both years.   Democrats had…

  • Redistricting review: New Jersey Republicans request clarification from secretary of state about how to count incarcerated individuals

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    On July 26, the New Jersey Globe reported that the Republican leaders of New Jersey’s redistricting commissions had requested clarification from Secretary of State Tahesha Way (D) on how incarcerated people in the state should be counted in reapportionment and redistricting processes. Under S758, passed in 2020, New Jersey must count incarcerated individuals at their…

  • U.S. Supreme Court issues decision in donor disclosure case. What comes next?

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    U.S. Supreme Court issues decision in donor disclosure case. What comes next? On July 1, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta, striking down a California policy that required nonprofits to disclose their donors’ identities to the state’s attorney general.  What comes next in the wake of this…

  • Union Station: Sixth Circuit rules Janus does not invalidate mandatory bar membership

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    Sixth Circuit rules Janus does not invalidate mandatory bar membership   On July 15, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld a 2020 ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan which found that the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2018 decision in Janus v. AFSCME does not invalidate mandatory bar…

  • Redistricting review: Michigan Supreme Court declines to extend redistricting deadlines

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    In this week’s Redistricting Review, we cover news out of Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania. Michigan: On July 9, the Michigan Supreme Court rejected the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission’s request to extend the constitutional deadlines for adopting new redistricting plans. The constitutional deadlines – presentation to the public by Sept. 17 and adoption by…

  • Union Station: District court rulings on mandatory bar membership cases reversed

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    Fifth Circuit reverses district court rulings on two mandatory bar membership cases On July 2, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in favor of plaintiffs challenging mandatory bar membership in Louisiana and Texas, two of 31 states that require lawyers to join the state bar association.  Boudreaux…