On February 16, the U.S. Supreme Court conference will consider whether to take any of these election law cases: (1) Lopez Torres v N.Y. State Board of Elections; (2) Romanelli v Election Board; (3) Protect Marriage Illinois v Orr.

The New York case was won in the court below; the other two cases were lost in the courts below. Lopez Torres concerns ballot access onto a primary ballot. The Romanelli case challenges Pennsylvania’s procedures for rejecting signatures on petitions. Protect Marriage challenges Illinois procedures for rejecting signatures on initiative petitions.