On July 13, the Burlington, Vermont city council voted to ask voters in November 2020 if they want to return to using Ranked Choice Voting for Mayor, city council, and school board. In the past Burlington used ranked choice voting … Continue reading
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On July 9, the Ninth Circuit voted 2-1 to keep an Idaho injunctive in place. The U.S. District Court in Idaho had granted ballot access relief to an Idaho statewide initiative, due to the health crisis. The Ninth Circuit is … Continue reading
On the evening of July 13, the Texas Republican Party decided to hold an electronic state convention, instead of an in-person convention. This only happened because the party lost its lawsuit in the Texas Supreme Court earlier on the same … Continue reading
On July 13, the U.S. Supreme Court revealed that it will hear Carney v Adams, 19-309, on Monday, October 5. This is the case over the Delaware law that says registered independents, and registered members of parties that are below … Continue reading
On July 13, U.S. District Court Judge John A. Gibney, Jr., an Obama appointee, held an in-person trial in Libertarian Party of Virginia v Virginia State Board of Elections, e.d., 3:20cv-349. This is the case over ballot access during the … Continue reading