On December 27, the plaintiffs in Citizens for Fair Representation v Padilla filed a notice of appeal to the Ninth Circuit. This is the case that argues the extreme size of California legislative districts violates the U.S. Constitution, by depriving … Continue reading
A new Utah law permits cities to use Ranked Choice Voting for elections for city office, starting in 2019. According to this news story, several cities have indicated they want to do that, on a trial basis. … Continue reading
On December 28, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed HB 6595, which makes it more difficult to put statewide initiatives on the ballot. It creates a distribution requirement and also shrinks the time to collect the signatures. Thanks to Thomas Jones … Continue reading
Currently, Wyoming has closed primaries, but on primary day, any voter is free to switch party membership. This effectively gives Wyoming an open primary. State Senator Bo Biteman (R-Ranchester) has introduced SF 32. It prevents voters from switching parties during … Continue reading
On December 27, the Maryland Libertarian Party filed a lawsuit against the Maryland law on how parties remain on the ballot. Johnston v Lamone, 1:18cv-3988. Six states use both a party petition, and also registration data, as alternative means to … Continue reading
