On April 21, U.S. District Court Judge Madeline Arleo, an Obama appointee, upheld the New Jersey law that requires candidates for sheriff to have lived in the county for the last three years. Oswald v Ireland-Imhof, 2:22cv-2195. Here is the … Continue reading
The only qualified parties on the ballot in North Dakota this year are the Republican and Democratic Parties. This is the first year since 2006 for which that has been true. For 2008-2020, the Libertarian Party was also on the … Continue reading
On April 21, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth District, invalidated the new U.S. House district boundaries as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. The decision is based on the State Constitution. Harkenrider v Hochul, 22-00506. The vote is 3-2. … Continue reading
New York state campaign finance law allows greater contribution limits to candidates of qualified parties, than to candidates of unqualified parties. Last year a U.S. District Court held that disparity to be unconstitutional. The state is appealing. Here is the … Continue reading
On April 20, the San Diego city council held a hearing on a bill for ranked choice voting. Currently San Diego city elections have a primary in June of even years, and then in November, the top two vote-getters compete, … Continue reading
