Alaska, like most states, requires that initiatives be a single subject. An initiative petition is circulating in Alaska to have a top-four election system with ranked choice voting in the general election (but not the primary). The same initiative also … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Carney v Adams, 19-309, on Friday, November 8. This is the case in which the Third Circuit struck down a Delaware law that says on most state courts, all judges must … Continue reading
The New York Times is reporting that the state chair of the New York Democratic Party, Jay Jacobs, wants to change the definition of a qualified party from a group that got 50,000 votes for Governor, to one that got … Continue reading
On October 25, the opponents of the California legislature’s size filed this brief in the Ninth Circuit. The case is Citizens for Fair Representation v Padilla, 18-17458. The case concerns the population of legislative districts, approximately 1,000,000 per State Senate … Continue reading
On October 28, a state court in North Carolina invalidated the state’s U.S. House districts. See this story. The primary may need to be postponed; it is set for March 3. … Continue reading
