On August 31, the plaintiffs who sued North Carolina over the U.S. House redistricting plan asked the court not to change the old unconstitutional districts until after the 2018 election is over. See their document here in Common Cause v … Continue reading
The Los Alamos Monitor has this lengthy story about the New Mexico straight-ticket device controversy. Toward the end of the article, the story quotes New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver as saying she researched the matter, and learned … Continue reading
California is the only state that prints the occupation of each candidate on the ballot for all partisan office except President. On August 30, Congressman Jeff Denham won a lawsuit that argued his label of “farmer” is not true and … Continue reading
The Colorado legislature has placed two ballot measures for nonpartisan redistricting commissions on the November ballot. One is for U.S. House districts, and one is for legislative districts. They require membership of four Democrats, four Republicans, and four individuals who … Continue reading
On August 30, U.S. District Court Victoria Roberts refused to stay her own opinion in Graveline v Johnson, 2:18cv-12354. On August 27, the judge had put independent candidate Chris Graveline on the ballot for Attorney General as an independent, provided … Continue reading
