On January 27, the Michigan State Court of Appeals invalidated three restrictions on statewide initiatives that were passed by the legislature in 2018. League of Women Voters of Michigan v Secretary of State, 350938. The vote was 2-1. The three … Continue reading
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On January 27, the Virginia House Privileges & Elections Committee postponed HB 360 until 2021, which is equivalent to killing it for this session. The bill sets up a system in which all candidates would run in the June primary. … Continue reading
On January 27, the Virginia House Privileges & Elections Committee pass the National Popular Vote, although it will be re-written. The bill is HB 177. The new wording is not yet available.
U.S. District Court Judge David Doty will hold a hearing in Libertarian Party of Minnesota v Choi, 0:19cv-2312, on Tuesday, May 19. This is the case in which the Libertarian Party challenges the wording on the petition for independent candidates … Continue reading
Two New Hampshire Representatives, one Republican and one Democrat, are sponsoring HB 1403. It would convert New Hampshire from a state with party column ballots, to a state with office-group ballots. Over the last thirty years, almost every state has … Continue reading