On February 27, the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion in Tedards v Ducey, 19-16308. This is the case over whether the U.S. Constitution required Arizona to hold a special election for John McCain’s vacant seat sooner than November 2020. McCain … Continue reading
On January 30, the U.S. Supreme Court asked the Arizona Secretary of State to respond to the Libertarian Party’s ballot access cert petition by March 2. The Secretary of State has just requested that her deadline be extended to April … Continue reading
On February 26, the Fifth Circuit upheld the Texas law that says presidential electors should be chosen at-large. League of United Latin American Citizens v Abbott, 19-50214. There are three similar cases pending against at-large election of electors in other … Continue reading
The New York Times editorial board strongly recommends that states use ranked choice voting for presidential primaries. See their editorial here. Thanks to Rob Richie for the link. … Continue reading
On February 26, the New York State Board of Elections updated its list of presidential primary filings. The deadline is March 2. So far, these Democrats are on the Democratic primary ballot: Michael Bennet, Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg, Pete Buttigieg, … Continue reading
