On November 13, a U.S. District Court heard the case against using ranked-choice voting in a Maine congressional election. The judge said he will rule on Thursday, November 15. See this story. In the meantime, Maine is proceeding to count … Continue reading
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The Tenth Circuit will hear Baca v Williams, 18-1173, on January 24, 2019, at 8:30 a.m., in Denver. This is the Colorado “disobedient” presidential elector case.
On November 7, the Eighth Circuit refused to rehear Abdurrahman v Dayton, 16-4551. The rehearing request had been pending for two months. This is the case filed by a 2016 Democratic presidential elector from Minnesota who had refused to vote … Continue reading
The Utah Republican Party is currently asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its case over how parties nominate. The state government notified the court on November 13 that it will not bother to file a response. The Republican Party … Continue reading
On November 13, the Prohibition Party nominated its national ticket for 2020, via a telephone conference call. Bill Bayes of Mississippi is the presidential nominee. Connie Gammon of Tennessee is the vice-presidential nominee. An earlier version of this post said … Continue reading