On January 17, the West Virginia House Judiciary Committee passed HB 4002. Currently West Virginia’s lower house has many districts that elect several Delegates. The bill would end multi-member districts, and provide for 100 single-member House districts. It would take … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2018
On January 11, the Florida House Government Accountability Committee passed CS/HM147. It urges Congress to bring Puerto Rico into the United States. The vote was 21-0. … Continue reading
On January 16, Wisconsin held a special election to fill the vacancy in the State Senate, 10th district, in the northwest part of the state. The State Elections office does not have any returns, but newspapers report these percentages: Democrat … Continue reading
On January 17, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court heard League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania v Commonwealth. Here is a Pittsburgh Post Gazette news story about the hearing. UPDATE: here is a Huffington Post story. … Continue reading
On January 17, the North Carolina Democratic Party filed this final brief in North Carolina Democratic Party v Berger, m.d., 1:17cv-1113. The issue is whether the state violated the U.S. Constitution when it abolished judicial primaries for 2018 only. North … Continue reading