South Carolina HB 3262, which would require candidates from parties that nominate by convention to pay filing fees, seems unlikely to pass. It has not moved in a month, and the legislature adjourns in less than four weeks. It had … Continue reading
On April 15, the state of Ohio filed this brief in State of Ohio v Raimondo, 21-3294, in the Sixth Circuit. Ohio filed this case to force the Census Bureau to finish its report on the 2020 population earlier than … Continue reading
On April 9, the Hawaii House passed SB 560. It provides for ranked choice voting in special elections. The bill had already passed the Senate. However, it is still not through the legislature, because the version of the bill in … Continue reading
Jim Jones, a Republican former Attorney General (1982-1990) and former member of the Idaho Supreme Court, has this op-ed in the Idaho State Journal. He criticizes the state legislature for passing SB 1110 recently. It makes it virtually impossible for … Continue reading
Run for Something, an organization formed in 2017 to encourage young citizens to run for public office, has released a study that shows the value of a party running for seats that it knows in advance it will not win. … Continue reading
