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On April 21, the Salt Lake City city council voted to use ranked choice voting in future elections for city office. See this story. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On April 20, a U.S. District Court issued an opinion in Arsenault v Way, 3:16cv-1854, striking down the New Jersey residence requirement for petitioners who wish to circulate petitions for candidates running in primaries. Here is the 21-page decision. The … Continue reading
Ohio has partisan primaries for judicial offices, but in the general election there is no party label for judicial nominees. On April 21, the Ohio Senate passed SB 80. It says there should be partisan labels on general election ballots, … Continue reading
On April 20, the California Senate Judiciary Committee passed SB 660, which makes it illegal for initiative proponents to pay circulators on a per-signature basis. Now it goes to the State Senate. Each of the three last Governors of California … Continue reading
On April 21, the Illinois Supreme Court issued an opinion in Elam v Municipal Officers Electoral Board for Village of Riverdale, 2021-IL-127080. It said that the election law does not permit anyone to circulate for a primary candidate and then … Continue reading