On December 12, the Michigan House passed HB 6595, which makes it much more difficult to get statewide initiatives on the ballot. It would provide that no more than 15% of the signatures could come from any particular U.S. House … Continue reading
On December 12, the North Carolina legislature reversed itself, and passed a bill providing that if a new election is held in the U.S. House 9th district race, new primaries will also be held. This means that the Green and … Continue reading
On December 13, the Eleventh Circuit refused to rehear Hall v Merrill, 16-16766. This is the case challenging the requirement that independent candidates for U.S. House in special elections need a petition of 3% of the last gubernatorial vote. The … Continue reading
On December 13, U.S. District Court Judge Lance Walker, a Trump appointee, issued a 30-page opinion in Baber v Dunlap, 1:18cv-465. The opinion says ranked choice voting does not violate the U.S. Constitution. Thanks to Rob Richie for this news. … Continue reading
On December 10, the California Secretary of State told the Ninth Circuit that it intends to ask for a rehearing en banc in Soltysik v Padilla, the case over party labels for candidates who are members of unqualified parties. The … Continue reading
