On March 5, attorneys for the California Secretary of State notified the U.S. Supreme Court that they don’t intend to respond to the cert petition filed last month by the Independent Party. Of course if the Court asked them to, … Continue reading
On March 5, the Pennsylvania League of Women Voters, the lead plaintiff in the state court case that challenged Pennsylvania’s U.S. House districts, filed this brief in the U.S. Supreme Court. Turzai v League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania. The … Continue reading
On February 2, the Detroit voters who sued the Michigan Secretary of State over the timing of the next election for U.S. House, 13th district, filed this reply brief. Rhodes v Snyder, e.d., 2:17cv-14186. The state says the plaintiffs waited … Continue reading
Two statewide initiatives are circulating in Utah on the subject of how parties nominate candidates. The initiative sponsored by “Count my Vote” eliminates caucuses, and provides that all candidates would obtain nominations by winning a primary. The initiative sponsored by … Continue reading
On March 4, Italy held an election for both houses of the national parliament. See this story for an early analysis of the results. No party won a majority. However the top party is the Five Star Movement, which didn’t … Continue reading
