Florida Elections
The 11th Circuit upheld Florida’s ballot access law, which requires minor parties to have either an affiliation with a national party or a petition signed by 1% of the state population in order to appear on the ballot.
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Ballot Order
The Eighth Circuit granted Republicans a stay pending appeal of a federal judge’s order awarding Democrats a preliminary injunction to prevent Minnesota from enforcing a law governing the order in which candidates appear on the ballot.
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Study Finds Shift in Congressional Social Media Landscape
A new Pew Research Center analysis of Facebook posts and tweets from members of Congress since 2015 shows that Democrats post more but Republicans have more audience engagement.
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A federal judge denied a Green Party an injunction that would suspend signature requirements for placement on the presidential election ballot because restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic are applied equally to all political parties.
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As Cases Rise, Poll Finds Growing Partisan Divide on Virus Risks
On the heels of an estimate that up to 8% of all Americans have contracted Covid-19, the Pew Research Center reported Thursday that people are becoming more divided along party lines over their concerns about the pandemic and comfort in engaging in public activities again.
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Court Halts German Far-Right Figure’s Expulsion From Party
A prominent regional leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany on Friday won a court injunction against his expulsion from the party.
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France’s Far-Right Party Convicted of Fraud
A criminal court in Paris fined Marine Le Pen’s National Front $21,220 on Tuesday after convicting the far-right party for misuse of assets during the 2012 parliamentary elections.
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A federal court in Minnesota granted a preliminary injunction to voters and political committees that prevents the enforcement of a ballot order statute that requires major political party candidates to be listed on the ballot in reverse order based on the average number of votes that their party received in the state’s last general election.
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An entire regional chapter of Germany’s far-right AfD party has been placed under police surveillance because of its extremist tendencies, local authorities said Monday, as pressure against the anti-immigrant group mounted.
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Survey: American Voters Still Divided by Race and Education
Despite demographics of the American electorate shifting over the last three decades, race and education level are still the clearest dividing lines between the two majority political parties.
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Fight Over Ballot Access in Georgia Hits 11th Circuit
eorgia’s election laws unfairly restrict third-party candidates from running for Congress, an attorney for the state’s Libertarian Party told an 11th Circuit panel Friday.
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Fight Over Wisconsin Lame-Duck Laws Lands in Seventh Circuit
Democratic voters in Wisconsin argued before a Seventh Circuit panel Monday that their challenge to lame-duck laws passed under the outgoing Republican administration to limit the new governor’s powers should be reinstated.
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11th Circuit Resurrects Ballot-Order Scheme in Florida
The 11th Circuit ruled Wednesday that a Florida ballot-ordering law that Democrats say gives an unfair electoral advantage to Republican candidates is not unconstitutional.
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A federal court in Illinois approved an order agreed upon between the state and its Libertarian and Green parties to modify election rules that require potential candidates to gather in-person signatures, finding that the order balances the state’s interests while accommodating the restrictions on candidates’ ability to collect signatures in light of Covid-19.
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Court in Thailand Orders Popular Opposition Party Dissolved
Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Friday ordered the popular opposition Future Forward Party dissolved, declaring that it violated election law by accepting a loan from its leader, charismatic 41-year-old Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit.
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No Primaries for Georgia Special Elections in 2020
A proposal to amend Georgia election law to force party primary contests before special elections will not take effect this year, meaning a newly appointed U.S. senator won’t have to defend her seat from early challenges by fellow Republicans.
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Tennessee Dems Push to Move Up Presidential Primary
Tennessee would be the first state in the nation to hold a presidential primary, freeing it from having to compete for attention on Super Tuesday, under a new bill.
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Dems Stumble in Appeal Over Florida Ballot Law Said to Favor GOP
Barreling into the 2020 election season, the 11th Circuit appeared critical Wednesday of a suit by Democrats seeking to shake up the ordering of candidates on the Florida ballot.
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GOP Group Spends Millions on Democratic NC Primary
A new filing with the Federal Election Commission revealed a political action committee with ties to the Republican Party has spent $2.4 million on a Democratic U.S. Senate primary contest in North Carolina.
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