On April 27, the Ninth Circuit said it will rehear Public Integrity Alliance v City of Tucson, 15-16142. On November 10, 2015, the original 3-judge panel on the Ninth Circuit had voted 2-1 that Tucson’s method violates the U.S. Constitution. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
Maine has public funding for candidates for state office. The fund is running out of money. On April 12, the legislature passed LD 1579, a bill putting $2,500,000 into the fund. But on April 25, Governor Paul LePage vetoed the … Continue reading
On April 28, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin signed HB 458. It automatically registers every adult citizen known to live in Vermont. Persons who are signed up automatically are notified, and then given a choice to de-register if they wish. Vermont … Continue reading
On April 28, the Oklahoma Senate again passed SB 896, the bill that lowers the vote test for a party to remain on the ballot from 10% to 2.5%. The vote was 26-14. The bill had already passed the Senate … Continue reading
Courthouse News Service has an article about a lawsuit filed on April 27 by Larry Klayman. The lawsuit, filed in Florida state court, is difficult to understand from this article. Klayman seems to be arguing that the Florida Republican Party … Continue reading
Nick Baumann has this interesting story on Huffington Post about write-ins for President in the general election. The story’s emphasis is on Donald Trump’s supporters, many of whom say if Trump isn’t the Republican nominee, they will write him in … Continue reading