On January 27, an en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit struck down two Arizona laws on voting procedures. The first law makes it a felony for most people to deliver a voted absentee ballot to an election-administration office. Only … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On January 31, Congressman John Delaney of Maryland withdrew from the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. Delaney had introduced a bill to impose a top-two system for the entire nation, for congressional races. He might have had a personal … Continue reading
Neal Simon, who was an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Maryland in 2018, has this op-ed in favor of a multi-party system for the U.S. Thanks to Fairvote for the link. … Continue reading
On January 28, the Brennan Center, which was formed by former law clerks to U.S. Supreme Court Justice William Brennan to advance his goals, filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Carney v Adams, 19-309. The … Continue reading
On January 30, Rocky De La Fuente dismissed his lawsuit over access to the Republican presidential primary ballot in Michigan. Gonzalez v Benson, e.d., 2:19cv-13515. Michigan says the Secretary of State puts candidates on presidential primary ballots if they are … Continue reading