Showing posts with label Election Campaigns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Election Campaigns. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 02, 2024

Florida Supreme Court Clears Abortion Rights Proposal for November Ballot

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 In Advisory Opinion to the Attorney General re: Limiting Government Interference with Abortion ,  (FL Sup. Ct., April 1, 2024), the Florida...
Thursday, January 25, 2024

Arkansas AG Certifies Abortion Amendment Proposal; Signature Collection May Begin

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After rejecting two prior proposals as being unclear or misleading ( 1 , 2 ) on Tuesday, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin certified th...
Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Montana AG Says Abortion Rights Initiative Cannot Go on Ballot

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In a Memorandum dated January 16, Montana's Attorney General has ruled that proponents of an abortion rights amendment to the Montana Co...
Friday, November 24, 2023

Court Disqualifies Proposed Nevada Reproductive Freedom Amendment From 2024 Ballot

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In Washington v. Aguilar ,  (NV Dist. Ct., Nov. 21, 2023), a Nevada state trial court held that an Initiative Petition proposing a  Reproduc...
Wednesday, November 15, 2023

New Jersey Will Allow Candidates To File With Secular Alternative To Oath of Allegiance

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As previously reported , in early October a suit was filed in a New Jersey federal district court challenging the New Jersey requirement tha...
Thursday, November 02, 2023

Missouri Appeals Court Finds Secretary of State's Ballot Summary of Abortion Rights Initiatives Unfair

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In Fitz-James v. Ashcroft ,  (MO App., Oct. 31, 2023), a Missouri state appeals court agreed with a trial court that ballot summaries prepar...
Thursday, September 21, 2023

Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Most of Ballot Board's Description of Reproductive Rights Initiative

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In State ex. rel. Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights v. Ohio Ballot Board ,  (OH Sup. Ct., Sept. 19, 2023), the Ohio Supreme Court, in a...
Friday, September 01, 2023

Reproductive Rights Proponents Sue Ohio Ballot Board Over Ballot Language

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On Monday, a suit seeking a writ of mandamus was filed in the Ohio Supreme Court by backers of Issue 1, "Right to Reproductive Freedom ...
Monday, August 28, 2023

Now Ohio Ballot Language On Abortion Rights Is The Issue

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As reported by the Statehouse News Bureau , proponents of a reproductive rights amendment to the Ohio Constitution which will be voted on in...
Thursday, November 10, 2022

Results From Election Day on Ballot Issues of Interest

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Here are Tuesday's vote results for the ten ballot issues of interest to those following law and religion developments.  More details an...
Tuesday, November 08, 2022

Student Statement Opposing Reproductive Rights Issue Must Be Read During School Announcements

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 In Nielson v. Ann Arbor Public Schools , (ED MI, Nov. 4, 2022), a Michigan federal district court issued a temporary restraining order requ...

Ten Issues of Interest Are on Today's Ballots Across the Country

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Today voters in ten states will be voting on ballot measures that relate to religious institutions, reproductive rights, clergy, religious f...
Thursday, September 08, 2022

Michigan Supreme Court Says Abortion Rights Proposal Must Go On November Ballot

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In Reproductive Freedom For All v. Board of State Canvassers ,  (MI Sup. Ct., Sept. 8, 2022), the Michigan Supreme Court in a per curiam Or...
Wednesday, September 07, 2022

Michigan Supreme Court To Decide Whether Abortion Rights Proposal Will Be On November Ballot

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 As previously reported , backers of a proposed abortion rights amendment to the Michigan Constitution are appealing to the Michigan Supreme...
Friday, June 18, 2021

Christian Organization Appeals IRS Denial of Non-Profit Status

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In a determination letter ( full text ) issued May 18, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service preliminarily concluded that it should deny a Sect...
Monday, April 26, 2021

Virginia GOP Rejects Rule Change To Allow Absentee Voting For Religious Reasons In Upcoming Saturday Convention

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Washington Post reports that in a vote last Thursday, Virginia's Republican State Central Committee refused to amend its rules to allow...
Monday, November 02, 2020

Ballot Measures To Watch In Tomorrow's Election

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While national attention on tomorrow's election has been focused on the Presidential and Congressional races, individuals in several sta...
Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Religious Affiliation of 2020 Electorate Reviewed

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The Pew Research Center this week published an overview of the characteristics of the 2020 electorate. It had this to say about the religio...
Wednesday, August 07, 2019

Israel's Election Laws Require Advertising Companies to Sell Space For Objectionable Ads

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In Israel yesterday, the Central Elections Committe e, the body within the Knesset that enforces election laws, ruled that two major adverti...
Friday, July 26, 2019

Canadian Court Orders Reconsideration of Election Date That Conflicts With Jewish Holiday

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In  Aryeh-Bain v. Canada (Attorney General) ,  (Canada Fed. Ct., July 23, 2019), a judge of Canada's Federal Court ordered Canada's ...