On September 3, a 3-judge Superior Court in Wake County, North Carolina, invalidated the state’s legislative districts as a partisan gerrymander. Common Cause v Lewis, 18cvs-14001. The court used the state constitution to invalidate the districts. Here is the opinion. … Continue reading
Alabama holds a special election on November 12, 2019, for State House district 42. The Libertarian Party submitted a petition to be included in this race. It needed 448 valid signatures. The party submitted 668 signatures. The Secretary of State … Continue reading
According to this story, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris had been set for an interview with leaders of the Working Families Party, but at the last minute she decided not to attend. The story says that other Democrats running for President … Continue reading
This story about Maine’s bill for ranked choice voting in presidential primaries says that if the bill becomes law, it won’t be easy to combine ranked choice voting with the national Democratic Party rules on apportioning votes. The national rules … Continue reading
On August 30, the Alaska Attorney General ruled that a statewide initiative that is being circulated violates the same-subject rule, and is therefor invalid. The initiative leads off with tougher campaign finance restrictions. But then it also includes a section … Continue reading
