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On February 27, the Virginia legislature passed HB 1103, which lets localities use ranked choice voting for their own officers if they wish.
Richard Winger
On March 5, the Texas Democratic Party filed a lawsuit to require the state to restore the straight-ticket device. The legislature had repealed it in 2018, effective 2020. Bruni v Hughs, s.d., 5:20cv-35. Here is the Complaint. The case is … Continue reading
On March 4, the Maine Libertarian Party filed this request for injunctive relief in Baines v Dunlap, 1:19cv-509. Last year the Libertarian Party filed this case against Maine election laws that (1) force it to qualify as a party in … Continue reading
The Joplin Globe has this editorial, urging the Missouri legislature to keep the open primary. A bill is pending to change Missouri to a closed primary state. … Continue reading
On March 5, the Initiative & Referendum Institute, and the Center for Competitive Democracy, filed this amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Schmitt v LaRose, 19-974. The amicus lists each state that has the initiative, and tells … Continue reading