On June 27, the Pennsylvania House passed SB 48 by 111-88. It eliminates the straight-ticket device. If the Governor signs this bill, there will be only seven states remaining with a straight-ticket device. UPDATE: see this detailed story about the … Continue reading
The number of registered voters in Oklahoma, as of June 27, is: Republican 987,570; Democratic 736,793; Libertarian 10,075; independent and other 318,730. The percentages are: Republican 48.10%; Democratic 35.89%; Libertarian .49%; independent and other 15.52%. The percentages just before the … Continue reading
On June 25, the Pennsylvania Senate passed SB 421 by 30-20. It eliminates the straight-ticket device. The sponsor is a Democrat, Senator Lisa Boscola. Also, on June 26, the House Appropriations Committee amended SB 48, the bill to replace the … Continue reading
On June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that partisan gerrymandering does not violate the Constitution, and dismissed the cases from North Carolina and Maryland. The vote was 5-4. Here is the opinion in the two combined cases, Rucho v … Continue reading
On June 26, the California Assembly Appropriations Committee passed SB 27 by a vote of 11-4. This is the bill to keep presidential candidates off the presidential primary ballot if they don’t reveal their income tax returns for the last … Continue reading
