On March 24, Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed HB 70, which repeals the straight-ticket device. Now the only states that have the device are Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Oklahoma, and South Carolina. Utah HB 70 is the first bill in … Continue reading
On March 30, U.S. House member Mark Meadows resigned his seat in the North Carolina 11th district. Probably his seat will now remain vacant until either November 2020 or January 2021. There might be a special election in November 2020 … Continue reading
According to this story, South Dakota legislators are considering a bill to let the Governor move the primary (for president and all other partisan office) from June 2 to July 28. The presidential primary would not be very useful if … Continue reading
On March 26, some Wisconsin civic groups, labor unions, and voting rights organizations, asked a U.S. District Court to postpone the April 7 primary. Here is the Complaint in Lewis v Knudson, 3:20cv-284 (w.d.). Among many other problems, the Complaint … Continue reading
On March 30, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Elster v City of Seattle, 19-608. This was the challenge to the Seattle system of public financing of campaigns for city office. The law provides each registered voter with four … Continue reading
