On July 11, 2019, the Washington State Supreme Court upheld Seattle’s voucher-system of public funding of candidates for city council. Elster v City of Seattle, 96660-5. Here is the opinion, which is short. Seattle gives every registered voter a voucher, … Continue reading
Although New York state is famous for allowing fusion, the state does have one limitation. Except for Governor and state legislature, if an unqualified party petitions for a particular candidate who is also the nominee of one or several qualified … Continue reading
HR 4464, the bill in the U.S. House to require use of ranked choice voting for all congressional primaries and elections, can now be read at the web page for Congress. Thanks to Thomas Jones for this news. See here. … Continue reading
John Zipperer, a San Francisco columnist and a host for the venerable Commonwealth Club writes here that the California legislature was foolish to pass SB 27, the bill to keep presidential primary candidates off the ballot if they didn’t reveal … Continue reading
On September 17, the Montana Secretary of State filed this brief in the ballot access case Montana Green Party v Stapleton, 6:18cv-87. This is the case that challenges the March petition deadline for newly-qualifying parties, and the distribution requirement that … Continue reading
