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Chicago voters needing language help at polls will have less of it on Election Day

A new state law that reduced the number of voting precincts means fewer bilingual ballots and election judges across six languages.

Chicago Sun-Times

St. Louis school shooter failed a background check. Why didn't police take his gun?

ST. LOUIS — Police officers were called to the home of Orlando Harris on Oct. 15, nine days before he went on a shooting rampage inside a St. Louis high school. Harris’ mother had asked officers to remove the weapon, an AR-15 rifle, from her home, citing her son’s mental…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

College voters held back by Texas election law, lack of on-campus polling sites

Many Texas universities don’t have early-voting locations on campus. And state laws regarding voter ID and registration make it hard to turn out younger voters, advocates say.

The Texas Tribune

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Arizona board says it will follow law in partial hand count

The Republicans on a rural Arizona county board who wanted to conduct a full hand count of all ballots in the upcoming midterm vote clarified they will follow Arizona state law allowing only partial hand counts following a harshly worded letter from the state’s election director who threatened legal election

The Independent UK

An abortion rights question on the California ballot revives the debate over ‘viability’

As California voters decide whether to amend their state constitution to explicitly protect abortion rights, lawmakers still do not agree on whether the amendment would enshrine those rights, which by state law allow abortion up to 24 weeks, or expand them, permitting abortions at any point in pregnancy, for any…

Tribune News Service

Texans' COVID-19 vaccine records might eventually be destroyed because of state law

FORT WORTH, Texas — The COVID-19 vaccination records of at least 9.6 million Texans will be destroyed five years after the statewide public health disaster ends, unless state officials manage to contact all vaccine recipients and ask whether they want the records preserved.

Tribune News Service

Judge tosses suit claiming illegal acts by Indiana treasurer

A judge has thrown out a lawsuit claiming that Indiana’s state treasurer violated state law by awarding contracts worth more than $6 million to firms linked to her political supporters

The Independent UK

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ICYMI: Top stories of the week

Each state has its own election certification deadline that is generally fixed by state law.

Ballotpedia

Editorial: Blame bad state law for University of Florida fiasco, not Sasse

Florida’s secretive new university presidential search law is a colossal failure, and a greater insult to the public than expected.

Tribune News Service

Lift restriction on who can perform medication abortions, North Carolina providers ask judges

RALEIGH, N.C. — Since the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in June, abortion clinics in North Carolina have seen an influx of patients from neighboring states that have more restrictive laws.

Tribune News Service

Sixth Circuit Rules Government Cannot Seize $300,000 in Home Equity to Pay $22,000 Tax Debt

Doing so qualifies as a taking requiring "just compensation" under the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment.

Reason

Mississippi judge blocks private schools' tax-funded grants

A Mississippi judge has blocked a state law that put $10 million of federal pandemic relief money into infrastructure grants for private schools

The Independent UK

Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of California animal welfare law

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices sounded wary Tuesday of California’s animal welfare law and its protections for breeding pigs, warning it could set off a wave of state laws that put a wide array of restrictions on products moving nationwide.

Los Angeles Times

Delaware Supreme Court ends no-excuse mail ballots, same-day voter registration

On Oct. 7, 2022, the Delaware Supreme Court issued a ruling in Albence v. Biggin and Mennella, finding that a state law permitting no-excuse mail-in voting and same-day voter registration was unconstitutional. Voters may now only receive mail ballots under certain conditions and the deadline to register to vote in…

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No, State Legislators Can't Ban Interstate Abortion Travel

The Constitution's commerce clause guarantees a domestic free trade zone. A state law that bars a resident from traveling to take advantage of another state’s economic activity would be unconstitutional.

Tribune News Service

Employers must post salary ranges under new California law

California employers will soon have to post salary ranges in job listings, under a state law intended to address unequal pay for women and minority groups.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot’s extra pension payments don’t let Springfield off the hook, Civic Federation says

State laws created the police, fire, laborers and municipal employees pension funds, and state lawmakers have a responsibility to consolidate, reform and fund local pension plans, says Civic Federation President Laurence Msall.

Ballotpedia

State law in four states requires partisan labels for school board elections

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Record review: Bailey proud to be lawmaker who tells truth about Illinois’ decline — not one who makes lots of laws

Few of his initiatives wind up in state law books, but they have all helped Bailey quickly make a name for himself as a firebrand devoted to conservative ideology. That includes pride in how few of his bills pass. “We do not need more government — more government like J.B.…

Reason

"You're Nobody" and the Law: Removing Candidate's Ballotpedia Page Isn't Libelous

From Magistrate Judge Phillip Green's Report & Recommendation Tuesday in Trouten v. Ballotpedia (W.D. Mich.): Plaintiff alleges that Ballotpedia "has withdrew the 'Bryan Trouten for United States House of Representatives Campaign' on their website." Plaintiff alleges that this action constitutes libel and/or defamation under state law. Plaintiff seeks $5,000,000.00 in…

Ballotpedia

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #32

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

Reason

Brickbat: Don't Take Your Guns to Town

David Riley, commander of the American Legion Department of New York, said the group has asked lawmakers for clarification of a new state law banning firearms from "sensitive locations" such as public parks, museums and sports fields. He said the language of the law would seem to ban veterans groups…

Los Angeles Times

California attorney general warns city of Temecula not to pass abortion ban

LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Rob Bonta warned there will be "legal action" against the Temecula City Council if it passes an abortion ban in the city in an attempt to override state law.

The Independent UK

Idaho universities disallow abortion, contraception referral

Idaho universities are warning staffers not to refer students to abortion providers or emergency contraception because they could face criminal charges under a state law

Chicago Sun-Times

Is City Council really ready to show its independence?

Chicago City Council members can select who they want on committees and who should lead them. State law and the city’s own rules clearly spell out they have that power. They just have always opted out and have given the mayor their blessing to do their bidding.

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