On November 2, 2010, Florida voters passed a constitutional initiative, requiring that redistricting of U.S. House and state legislative seats be done by the legislature in a manner that outlaws partisan advantage to any party. Outgoing Governor Charlie Crist forwarded … Continue reading
On February 3, a Vermont Superior Court Judge held oral arguments in Trudell v Markowitz, 612-8-10-wn-cv. This is the lawsuit filed last year, challenging the constitutionality of the June petition deadline for independent candidates. The 2010 legislature moved that deadline … Continue reading
Maine Representative Jon Hinck (D-Portland) has introduced LD 153, to shrink the size of each house of the state legislature. The Senate now has 35 members and the proposal would change that to 23, which would give Maine the third-smallest … Continue reading
The Minnesota Constitution requires candidates for the state legislature to have lived in their district for at least six months. Carly Melin, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party nominee in the upcoming special election, state house district 5B, may face a legal challenge … Continue reading
On February 3, the California Secretary of State said that Ted Costa’s proposed initiative is now free to begin circulation. It provides that each U.S. House district in California would choose its own presidential elector, similar to the system now … Continue reading
