On September 9, a U.S. District Court upheld Florida’s law, passed by the voters in November 2010, that congressional redistricting must not favor or disfavor any particular party. Here is the 22-page opinion. The case is Diaz-Balart v Browning, southern … Continue reading
As reported previously, AB 1413 had been set for a hearing in the California Senate Elections Committee on September 7. That hearing was never held, but in preparation for the hearing, legislative employees had prepared an analysis of the bill, … Continue reading
Both sides in the lawsuit Libertarian Party v District of Columbia Board of Elections will meet with a mediator on September 26, to attempt to settle the lawsuit. If no agreement can be reached, the case will proceed to the … Continue reading
On September 8, the Maine Secretary of State announced that the referendum petition on election-day registration has enough valid signatures, so voters will decide in November 2012 whether to retain election-day voter registration. See this story. The Maine legislature repealed … Continue reading
“The Empire”, politics blog for New York city’s biggest National Public Radio station, has this feature story about the third candidate in the U.S. House race, 9th district. The election is September 13, 2011. Thanks to Scott West for the … Continue reading
