Seattle has a type of public funding for city elections called “Democracy Vouchers”. Every voter is given vouchers. The voter can then donate them to his or her favorite candidates, and the candidates can get money to spend on their … Continue reading
On January 6, the Texas Secretary of State filed this brief in Dikeman v Hughs, 14-19-00969-CV. This is the case in which the Libertarian Party challenges the 2019 law that requires candidates seeking a Libertarian Party convention nomination to pay … Continue reading
On January 7, a Texas state trial court in Houston ordered that George Powell’s name be added to the Democratic primary ballot in a judicial race. Powell had been told that he should pay $1,500 filing fee to the party … Continue reading
Both sides in the California lawsuit Soltysik v Padilla have agreed to postpone the trial from September 22, 2020, until January 5, 2021. This is the case in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on the California law that won’t … Continue reading
Last year California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed non-charter cities and counties to use Ranked Choice Voting for their own elections. Michael Feinstein has this op-ed at Fox & Hounds Daily, saying Newsom’s veto was … Continue reading
