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On February 9, the U.S. District Court in North Carolina that had struck down the state’s U.S. House districts last week refused to stay its own opinion. The state is now asking the U.S. Supreme Court for a stay. See … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2016
On February 9, a Connecticut state trial court heard arguments in Morris v Giesing, which challenges a state law that says no one can circulate a petition for a candidate to get on a primary ballot unless the circulator has … Continue reading
On February 9, California Assemblymember Rocky Chavez, a Republican, dropped out of the U.S. Senate race. See this report. This is probably because California’s top-two system injures major parties that have multiple candidates in the primary. With only two well-known … Continue reading
On February 9, the plaintiffs in Harris v McCrory filed this twenty-page response in U.S. District Court, setting forth reasons why last week’s redistricting decision should not be stayed. The brief is quite forceful in blaming the state for the … Continue reading
On February 9, the Virginia House Elections Subcommittee killed HB 82 on a voice vote. The bill would have eased the definition of “political party” from a group that polled 10% at either of the last two statewide elections, to … Continue reading