Every state except Arkansas, Hawaii, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and South Dakota prints write-in space on November ballots for president. But the 42 states (plus D.C.) that include write-in space have very different policies on whether any … Continue reading
Effective in 2021, New York city uses ranked choice voting for partisan primaries, and also for special elections for city office. On December 16, a state trial court refused to stop the city from using RCV in a February 2 … Continue reading
UncoverDC has this article, published December 17, about the November 2020 California ballots. In 53 of the 58 counties, the ballot did not mention the words “presidential electors” in the presidential part of the ballot. State law says the ballots … Continue reading
On December 14, Fairvote filed this amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Level the Playing Field v Federal Election Commission, 20-649. This is the case over general election presidential debates. … Continue reading
On December 16, the Sixth Circuit heard Graveline v Benson, 20-1337. This is the challenge to the number of signatures needed in Michigan for a statewide independent candidate. It was filed in 2018 by Christopher Graveline, an independent candidate for … Continue reading
