On October 8, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed 17 bills relating to election law. See his press release. However, the press release has no information about SB 212, which lets non-charter cities and counties use ranked choice voting for their … Continue reading
On October 7, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed AB 1451, which would have made it illegal to pay circulators on a per-signature basis. It also would have required that at least 10% of the valid signatures be collected by unpaid … Continue reading
On October 7, the Democratic and Republican candidates for Kentucky Secretary of State spoke and were asked their opinion about a semi-closed primary. The Republican nominee, Michael Adams, said he favors Kentucky’s closed primary, but also he favors letting each … Continue reading
James R. Adams, the Delaware independent voter who challenged the law that only Republicans and Democrats may be appointed to most of the state courts has filed his brief in the U.S. Supreme Court. He urges the Court not to … Continue reading
On October 7, the Washington state presidential electors who were fined because they voted for someone other than Hillary Clinton filed their cert petition in the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court hasn’t assigned a case number yet. It is Chiafalo … Continue reading
