On January 12, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected the new legislative redistricting plan. League of Women Voters of Ohio v Ohio Redistricting Commission, 2022-Oh-65. The Ohio Constitution, ever since 2015, has said that the districts must be fair to all … Continue reading
On January 11, the Maine Green Party asked U.S. District Court Judge Lance Walker for the same ballot access relief that he had granted to the Libertarian Party, relative to petitions for candidates to get on primary ballots. See this … Continue reading
Florida holds a special U.S. House election on January 11 to fill the vacant 20th district seat. There are five candidates on the ballot: a Democrat, a Republican, a Libertarian, and two independents. Here is a link to the election … Continue reading
On January 10, New York Assemblymember John Salka introduced A8683. It reduces the number of signatures for statewide independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, from 45,000 to 15,000. It also cuts the number of votes for a party … Continue reading
The Maine Beacon has this op-ed, criticizing the Maine Secretary of State for refusing to extend the same relief to the Green Party that a federal court already extended to the Libertarian Party. Thanks to Fairvote for the link. The … Continue reading
