On October 7, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed AB 446, which would have made it somewhat easier to qualify a new party. Here is the veto message, which exhibits ignorance. Governor Newsom seems to think that reducing the number of … Continue reading
Ballotpedia has this list of states that have announced special legislative sessions to work on redistricting of U.S. House and state legislative districts. … Continue reading
Supporters of a Utah top-five initiative have suspended their 2022 petition campaign. See this story. Thanks to Fairvote for the link. … Continue reading
On October 5, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed SB 660, the bill to make it illegal to pay initiative circulators on a per-signature basis. He had vetoed it in past years also. See his veto message here. … Continue reading
On October 29, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Libertarian Party of Ohio v Crites, 21-226. This is the lawsuit that challenges the Ohio law that says the state Elections Commission will always consist of three Republicans, … Continue reading
