On June 3, this opening brief was filed in the Ninth Circuit in Citizens for Fair Representation v Newsom, 18-17458. This is the case that says the federal Constitution is violated by the extremely large population of California legislative districts. … Continue reading
On June 17, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Virginia House of Delegates does not have standing to appeal its loss in a racial gerrymander case. The lower court had invalidated the boundaries of eleven House of Delegates … Continue reading
Mark R. Charles, a member of the Navajo tribe, is an independent candidate for president. See this story about his campaign. It is not known if he has started petitioning anywhere. Thanks to Nathan Hetzel for this news. … Continue reading
As previously reported, on June 11, U.S. District Court Magistrate John Z. Boyle, an Obama appointee, upheld Arizona’s independent presidential petition requirement. Here is the 19-page opinion in De La Fuente v State of Arizona, 2:16cv-2419. The case was filed … Continue reading
Ohio has a state Elections Commission, which is responsible for enforcing the state’s campaign finance laws. The Commission consists of three members of each of the two largest parties, plus one person who is not a member of any party. … Continue reading
