This column by North Carolina writer Tom Campbell says the North Carolina legislature may move the 2018 primary from May to a later month, because so many election law problems are still unresolved, especially district boundaries for both U.S. House … Continue reading
On January 8, the Kentucky House Committee on Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs unanimously passed HB 23. It moves Kentucky elections for statewide state officials from the odd year just prior to a presidential election year, to presidential election … Continue reading
On January 11, a status conference was held in U.S. District Court in Constitution Party of Pennsylvania v Cortes, e.d., 5:12cv-2726. At the hearing the attorneys for Pennsylvania state government said they would consent to dropping the county distribution requirement … Continue reading
On January 9, the City Council of Washington, D.C., tentatively passed B22-0192. It sets up public financing for candidates for Mayor and City Council. … Continue reading
On January 9, the New Mexico Supreme Court rejected a last-ditch appeal by the city of Santa Fe, over whether the city should use ranked choice voting in its 2018 city elections. A lower state court last month had ordered … Continue reading
