Law professor Lawrence Lessig has this op-ed, strongly advising states not to pass laws that require presidential electors to vote for presidential candidates who may have died before the electoral college votes. Six states have a flawed law in effect … Continue reading
On February 16, U.S. District Court Judge John A. Woodcock, a Bush Jr. appointee, issued a 76-page order in We the People PAC v Bellows, 1:20cv-489. The order enjoins the Maine ban on out-of-state circulators for initiatives. It also enjoins … Continue reading
Morning Consult-Politico Polls has released a poll of Republican primary voters, showing that if the 2024 Republican presidential primaries were being held now, Donald Trump would receive 53% of the vote and Donald Trump, Jr., would receive 6%. Mike Pence … Continue reading
On February 16, the Oklahoma House Elections & Ethics Committee defeated HB 1016. It would have repealed the straight-ticket device. The vote was party-line, with all Republicans voting against the bill and all Democrats voting for it. Thanks to E. … Continue reading
For many years, political scientists Boris Shor and Nolan McCarty have been studying polarization in state legislatures, analyzing hundreds of thousands of bits of data. Their latest research still shows that top-two systems do not result in less polarization. Political … Continue reading
