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The Courthouse News Service has this article about the June 16 argument in the Eighth Circuit about Minnesota ballot access. … Continue reading
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Law Professor Steve Vladeck has this commentary at MSNBC, criticizing the Tenth Circuit opinion Fitisemanu v USA, 20-4017. The decision came down on June 15 and said that despite the Fourteenth Amendment, which says “All persons born or naturalized in … Continue reading
On June 11, Congressman Don Beyer (D-Virginia) introduced HR 3863. It requires all states with more than one member of the U.S. House to establish multi-member districts. It also requires ranked choice voting for congressional elections, and requires states to … Continue reading
On June 17, Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzger signed SB 825, which moves the 2022 primary from March to June. It also moves the deadline for independent candidate petitions, and petitions for the nominees of unqualified parties, from June to … Continue reading
On June 16, the U.S. House passed SB 475, which makes Juneteenth a federal holiday. Only fourteen members voted “no”. Of those fourteen, thirteen are from states in which independents are allowed to vote in partisan primaries. This blog post … Continue reading