On April 12, two judges of the Tenth Circuit stayed the U.S. District Court’s February 2018 order in Semple v Williams, 18-1123. The district court had enjoined a 2016 law that says initiatives must be signed by 2% of the … Continue reading
Richard Winger
An incumbent magistrate judge in New Mexico is carrying on a court fight to be put on the Democratic primary ballot. The primary is June 5. A state district court had put her on the ballot, but on April 11, … Continue reading
Joel Fox, an analyst of California politics, writes here that Steve Poizner may very well be elected Insurance Commissioner of California this year. Poizner is an independent. If he wins, it would be the first time someone who wasn’t a … Continue reading
Pennsylvania’s Secretary of State has instructed all the counties to eliminate all vote-counting machines that don’t create a paper audit trail, before the 2020 election. See this story. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
This article describes (although not in very much detail) the oral argument held today in the Maine Supreme Court over ranked-choice voting. UPDATE: here is a more detailed story. … Continue reading