On May 3, the Sixth Circuit expedited Schmitt v LaRose, 19-3196. This is the case over whether Ohio county election officials are free to remove local initiatives from the ballot because they think the initiative, if passed, would be invalid … Continue reading
On May 3, a 3-judge U.S. District Court found that Ohio’s U.S. House districts are an unconstitutional gerrymander. The court ordered the state not to use the districts for the 2020 election. Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute v Householder, s.d., … Continue reading
Minnesota will hold presidential primaries in 2020, and all four of the qualified parties are eligible to have one. The four parties are Republican, Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Legal Marijuana Now, and Grassroots-Legalize Marijuana. This is the second time that any Minnesota party, … Continue reading
A new group called vice.run has launched a campaign to change election laws and practices, to allow a popular vote in November for president, and then a separate popular vote on the same November ballot for vice-president. See the website … Continue reading
Kansas does not have government-administered presidential primaries. However, the Kansas Democratic Party will administer its own primary on Saturday, May 2, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Also it will allow absentee voting in the period before that primary. The … Continue reading
