On May 13, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Walker issued a two-page order in Jacobson v Lee, n.d., 4:18cv-262. This is the case in which the Democratic Party challenges the Florida law that says the nominees of the party that … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On May 17, the Missouri legislature adjourned. The most significant election law bill that passed is SJR 14, a proposed constitutional amendment. Missouri now has term limits for Governor, but not for any of the other statewide offices. The bill … Continue reading
Australia held an election on Saturday, May 18. The House results are mostly known. See the wikipedia article here. Results for the Senate, which uses proportional representation, won’t be known for a while. See this article. It appears neither major … Continue reading
The Independent View, Michael Drucker’s blog, has this post with the details of how Democratic presidential candidates qualify for the first debate, which is coming up next month. Since the criteria depend on polls, it is interesting to compare the … Continue reading
Missouri House Bill 26 has been dropped from the House calendar, so it is considered dead. It had passed the House on second reading on March 27, but then it was never brought up for third (final) reading. It would … Continue reading