The New Republic has this essay by Nicholas Stephanopoulos, which points out that the U.S. has one of the worst methods for drawing legislative district boundaries of any free country in the world. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
Here is a link to the District of Columbia Election Board’s web page. Early returns show Jill Stein (the only name on the ballot) polling more votes than the total number of write-ins, in the Green Party’s presidential primary. Presumably … Continue reading
Oklahoma has two-year legislative sessions. Last year, the Oklahoma House overwhelmingly passed HB 1058, to ease the number of signatures for newly-qualifying parties, but for an entire year, the bill has not made any headway in the Senate. However, it … Continue reading
Maine LD 1879 has not made enough progress in the legislature by certain deadlines, and as a result, cannot pass this year. This is the bill to require unqualified parties that are trying to qualify to report their contributors and … Continue reading
It is very rare for judges to ever issue orders, directing state legislators to follow certain procedural rules while the legislature is conducting its own business. However, on April 2, a lower state court judge in Michigan said that the … Continue reading
