New Mexico is another state in which redistricting is tied up in court. New Mexico has cases pending in both state court and federal court, for the legislative district boundaries. See this story. … Continue reading
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Rhode Island requires presidential candidates to submit 1,000 valid signatures in order to be listed on a presidential primary ballot. Five Republicans turned in enough signatures to be listed: Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Buddy Roemer, Mitt Romney, and Rick Santorum. … Continue reading
On February 13, U.S. District Court Judge Dora Irizarry asked the Chief Judge of the 2nd Circuit to appoint a 3-judge court which would have the authority to draw U.S. House district boundaries, and also state legislative district boundaries, for … Continue reading
According to this story, Jon Green, organizer for the Connecticut Green Party for the last decade, will be leaving Connecticut and will work on getting Working Families Parties on the ballot in states that don’t now have such a party. … Continue reading
Two new election law bills in Arizona are: (1) SB 1429, which would abolish the presidential primary, but wouldn’t take effect until 2016; and (2) SB 1449, which would change the recall process to the system used in Wisconsin. The … Continue reading