On October 14, a Kentucky trial court enjoined new Kentucky procedures for handling inactive voters at the polls, for the gubernatorial election being held on November 5, 2019. Here is the order in Kentucky Democratic Party v State Board of … Continue reading
The California Supreme Court has said it will hear oral argument in Patterson v Padilla, S257302, no later than the week of November 4-8, 2019. Conceivably it could be earlier. This is the case over whether the California Constitution permits … Continue reading
On October 11, a U.S. District Court in Alabama approved a settlement of the lawsuit Alabama State Conference of NAACP v Pleasant Grove, n.d., 2:18cv-2056. The city had been sued in 2018 over its method of electing city council members, … Continue reading
On October 13, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed AB 681, which would have required election officials to send two notices to registered voters in advance of a presidential primary, telling them which party (if any) they are registered in. The … Continue reading
Tunisia held a presidential election on September 15, 2019. Just prior to that election, presidential debates were held over three days, with all 26 candidates on the ballot invited into at least one debate. At the election, no one polled … Continue reading
