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On June 13, the New Hampshire legislature passed HB 706. It sets up an independent redistricting commission, for drawing boundaries for U.S. House and state legislative districts. Thanks to Darryl Perry for this news. … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2019
On the afternoon of June 13, the Democratic National Committee officially announced the names of the twenty Democratic presidential candidates who qualified for the first party-sponsored debate. See this story. The debates occur over two evenings, June 26 and 27. … Continue reading
On June 13, officials for the state of Alabama asked for a second extension of time in which to file their response in Hall v Merrill, 18-1362, now pending in the U.S. Supreme Court. The original deadline for the state … Continue reading
On June 12, the New York City Charter Revision Commission put a ballot measure on the November 2019 ballot. It asks if voters want to use ranked choice voting in primaries for city office. Almost all city offices in New … Continue reading
On June 5, the New York State Senate passed S5462. No one voted against it. It lets candidates who have the nomination of a minor party remove themselves from the November ballot, if they had sought the nomination of a … Continue reading