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National View: Pandemic doesn't justify <br />suspension of petitioning laws <br />On July 30, SCOTUS stayed a ruling in Idaho that would have forced that state to suspend signature <br />requirements or allowvirtual signature gathering in contravention of state law. Little v. Reclaim Idaho, 591 <br />U.S. , 2020 WL 4360897 (2020) <br />On August 11 SOTUS likewise granted a stay on a district court decision in Oregon that would have forced the <br />state to accept an initiative petition with half the requred signatures. Clarno v. People Not Politicians <br />Three federal circuits uphold petitioning laws in OH, AR, IL; Thompson v. De Wine, 959 F.3d 804 (CA6 <br />2020); Miller v. Thurston, 2020 WL 4218245(CA8, July 23, 2020); Morgan v. White, 2020 WL 3818059 (CA7 2020) <br />Other federal district courts likewise uphold state laws in AZ, CT, ND and TX. <br />But compare one circuit ruling extending the petition filing deadine in MI: SawariMediaLLC v. Whitmer, 963 <br />F. 3d 595 (CA6 2020). <br />CML COLORADO <br />MUNICIPAL <br />LEAGUE <br />