On October 11, 2011, the Colorado Supreme Court returned the lawsuit Riddle v Ritter to the U.S. District Court, which had sent it to the State Supreme Court over a year ago. The lawsuit concerns Colorado’s law that says individuals … Continue reading
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Ever since 1999, Florida has had extremely easy procedures for parties to become ballot-qualified. All they had to do was file a list of state officers and bylaws. Under a bill passed in 2011, however, parties must have at least … Continue reading
On November 11, Massachusetts Governor Duval Patrick signed HB 3788, which moves the non-presidential primary from September 18 to September 6. This makes it possible for Massachusetts to comply (just barely) with the 2009 federal law that requires overseas absentee … Continue reading
In Louisiana, qualified political parties with at least 5% of the registration elect committee members at the presidential primary. Louisiana’s next presidential primary is March 24, 2012. Louisiana law expects these major parties to draw their own district boundaries for … Continue reading
Fairvote Canada, and the Association for the Revindication of Democratic Rights, have asked the Supreme Court of Canada to take a case that argues that winner-take-all elections violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. See this story. The lower … Continue reading