On October 7, the Republican Party of Nevada asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the Ninth Circuit decision in Townley v State of Nevada, 722 F.3d 1128 (July 10, 2013). The Ninth Circuit decision said that the Republican Party … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2013
Minneapolis is electing a Mayor on November 5, 2013, using ranked-choice voting. Because no incumbent is running, and because ballot access is so easy (no petition, just a $20 fee), there are 35 candidates. The ranked-choice system only lets voters … Continue reading
According to this story, Connecticut Secretary of State Denise Merrill has said she approves of two recent state court opinions, but the two opinions do not agree with each other. A new law requires candidates nominated in convention to sign … Continue reading
On October 8, the Ohio Senate Government Oversight and Reform Committee passed SB 193 by a vote of 7-4. They voted after a hearing that last two hours and fifteen minutes. Shortly afterwards, the bill passed the Senate by a … Continue reading
On October 8, the U.S. Supreme Court heard McCutcheon v Federal Election Commission, a campaign finance case. Here is one article about the hearing. The gist of this article, and a few others, seems to be that the Court is … Continue reading