Law Professor Vikram Amar has this article in Verdict, about the current initiative to divide California into three states. The article says that because one of the three new proposed states would have a fair chance of voting Republican in … Continue reading
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On September 7, the California Senate passed AB 837, by 27-13. It provides that election officials will inform independent voters of their ability to choose the presidential primary ballot of a party that has authorized independent voters to vote in … Continue reading
On September 7, the California Senate passed AB 469 by 30-10. It lowers the number of signatures in lieu of the filing fee. For statewide office, the number falls from 10,000 to 7,000. For U.S. House and State Senate, from … Continue reading
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
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