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This article describes the process by which North Carolina legislators are working to create new U.S. House district boundaries. The filing period for the March 2020 primary is December 2, so there is a time urgency. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
An initiative is about to start circulating in Oregon, for a nonpartisan redistricting commission. See this story. The Commission would be composed of four Democrats, four Republicans, and four individuals who were not a member of either of those parties. … Continue reading
In 2016, a Democratic candidate for Illinois State House sued Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, over Madigan’s action in recruiting two Hispanic-surnamed opponents to enter the race for the Democratic nomination for Madigan’s seat. The plaintiff, Jason Gonzales, was also … Continue reading
On November 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, refused to reconsider its October 11, 2019 decision in Trump v Mazars USA, 19-5142. The November 13 decision was made by all the full-time judges of the D.C. Circuit. One … Continue reading
Any candidate who hopes to be on the November 2020 ballot for Congress or state legislature (which are the only partisan offices on the 2020 ballot other than President) must file by December 6, 2019. This is because the California … Continue reading