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On January 31, a U.S. District Court Judge ordered North Carolina to restore judicial primaries for statewide judicial posts. She did not order similar relief for local judicial posts. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2018
Political scientist Chris Edelson has this article in Marketwatch, making the case for an entirely new U.S. Constitution. … Continue reading
New Mexico Representative Moe Maestas (D-Albuquerque) has introduced HJM 19. It calls on the state legislature to study ballot access. New Mexico has some of the worst ballot access laws in the nation. It is the only state that requires … Continue reading
New York State Senator Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan) has introduced SB 5615. It would allow voters to switch parties, and thereby vote in their new party’s primary, if the change was made at least 90 days before that primary. Even that … Continue reading
On January 29, the Republican members from Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation asked the U.S. Supreme Court to let them file an amicus curiae brief in the partisan gerrymandering case. The members want the U.S. Supreme Court to issue a stay of … Continue reading