On August 31, the Michigan Board of State Canvassers decided on the wording of the initiative for a nonpartisan redistricting commission. The initiative proposes a board of four Republicans, four Democrats, and five individuals who are not members of either … Continue reading
On August 30, a broad coalition of New Mexico groups and voters asked the New Mexico Supreme Court to restrain the Secretary of State from imposing a straight-ticket device on the November 2018 ballots. Unite New Mexico v Toulouse Olive, … Continue reading
On August 29, the same day New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver said she will put a straight-ticket device on the November 2018 ballot, the Republican Party state chair said the party will sue to stop that. See … Continue reading
Darcy Richardson, Reform Party nominee for Governor of Florida, has chosen Nancy Argenziano for his Lieutenant Governor running mate. She is a former Republican state legislator. See the campaign web page. The announcement was made on August 30. … Continue reading
On August 29, the U.S. government filed this brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Segovia v U.S., 17-1463. This is the case in which the Seventh Circuit upheld the system in which residents of American Samoa and the Northern … Continue reading
