On September 7, the California Senate passed AB 837, by 27-13. It provides that election officials will inform independent voters of their ability to choose the presidential primary ballot of a party that has authorized independent voters to vote in … Continue reading
On September 7, the California Senate passed AB 469 by 30-10. It lowers the number of signatures in lieu of the filing fee. For statewide office, the number falls from 10,000 to 7,000. For U.S. House and State Senate, from … Continue reading
On September 1, the New Mexico Supreme Court asked the city of Santa Fe to respond to the lawsuit State ex rel Perez v City Council of Santa Fe, 36639. The issue is whether the city is obliged to start … Continue reading
The Maine legislature will be in special session in late October. One of the agenda items is ranked choice voting. See this story. Thanks to Electionline for the link. … Continue reading
On September 6, the Ninth Circuit set an oral argument date of November 13 for Independent Party v Padilla, 16-15895. The case will be argued in San Francisco. The issue is whether the California Secretary of State has a duty … Continue reading
