On January 11, the Florida House Government Accountability Committee passed CS/HM147. It urges Congress to bring Puerto Rico into the United States. The vote was 21-0. … Continue reading
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On January 16, Wisconsin held a special election to fill the vacancy in the State Senate, 10th district, in the northwest part of the state. The State Elections office does not have any returns, but newspapers report these percentages: Democrat … Continue reading
On January 17, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court heard League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania v Commonwealth. Here is a Pittsburgh Post Gazette news story about the hearing. UPDATE: here is a Huffington Post story. … Continue reading
On January 17, the North Carolina Democratic Party filed this final brief in North Carolina Democratic Party v Berger, m.d., 1:17cv-1113. The issue is whether the state violated the U.S. Constitution when it abolished judicial primaries for 2018 only. North … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider Gary Johnson v Commission on Presidential Debates, 17-916, at its February 16, 2018 conference. This is the case in which Gary Johnson and Jill Stein argue that the Commission on Presidential Debates is in … Continue reading