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On September 8, the Missouri House gave tentative approval to HJR3, the bill to require constitutional initiatives to pass in all eight U.S. House districts. See this story. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On September 8, the Forward Party, and the organization Open Primaries, filed this amicus in the U.S. Supreme Court in Polelle v Byrd, 25-147. This is the lawsuit filed by a Florida independent voter who argues that the U.S. Constitution … Continue reading
As reported earlier, the U.S. Supreme Court will be hearing a case on October 8 on whether candidates have standing to challenge an Illinois election law allowing mail ballots to arrive by three weeks after election day. Bost v Illinois … Continue reading
The Missouri legislature is in special session. On September 4 the House Elections Committee passed HJR 3. It would amend the State Constitution to say that an initiative to change the state constitution cannot take effect unless it receives a … Continue reading
On September 2, a cert petition was filed in the U.S. Supreme Court over North Dakota legislative redistricting. Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians v Howe, 25-253. The issue is whether the federal Voting Rights Act can be enforced by … Continue reading