On May 20, the same New York state trial court judge who first invalidated the U.S. House district boundaries refused to extend the petitioning deadline for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties. Harkenrider v Hochul, Steuben County Supreme … Continue reading
The Republican Party of Virginia frequently uses conventions instead of primaries to choose its nominees. This year, it chose U.S. House nominees in the Eighth, Tenth, and Eleventh Districts with conventions. Party rules now permit ranked choice voting in these … Continue reading
On May 24, New York held a special election for Assemblymember, 58th district, in Brooklyn. The results: Democratic 74.85%; independent 18.09%; Working Families 4.74%; Republican 1.64%; Conservative .67%. The Democratic and Working Families Party had the same nominee; the Republican … Continue reading
On May 25, the Arizona House passed SB 1460 unanimously. It is an omnibus election law bill. It lets independent candidates use electronic signatures. Existing law only allows candidates running in a primary to use electronic signatures. The bill is … Continue reading
On May 25, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected the redistricting plan for the state legislature for the fifth time. Here is the opinion in League of Women Voters of Ohoi v Ohio Redistricting Commission, 2022-Oh-1727. Thanks to ElectionLawBlog for this … Continue reading
