On September 1, the New Mexico Supreme Court asked the city of Santa Fe to respond to the lawsuit State ex rel Perez v City Council of Santa Fe, 36639. The issue is whether the city is obliged to start … Continue reading
Richard Winger
The Maine legislature will be in special session in late October. One of the agenda items is ranked choice voting. See this story. Thanks to Electionline for the link. … Continue reading
On September 6, the Ninth Circuit set an oral argument date of November 13 for Independent Party v Padilla, 16-15895. The case will be argued in San Francisco. The issue is whether the California Secretary of State has a duty … Continue reading
On September 6, the Massachusetts legislature’s joint Election Law Committee took testimony on SB 365. It would not permit any presidential candidate to be listed on either a presidential primary ballot, or the general election ballot, unless he or she … Continue reading
Rick Hasen has this list of amicus curiae briefs in Gill v Whitford, 16-1161, that are on the side that opposes the Wisconsin legislative districts. The list includes dozens of political scientists and other academicians. It is believed that no … Continue reading