On December 7, U.S. District Court Judge Patti Saris issued an opinion in Lyman v Baker, 1:18cv-10327. She upheld the Massachusetts system of electing presidential electors, on an at-large basis. Here is the 23-page opinion. … Continue reading
On December 6, the Ohio Election Commission dismissed complaints from the Libertarian and Green Party candidates for Governor, over their exclusion from debates this year. See this story. … Continue reading
Final Utah election returns show that Proposition Four, setting up an independent redistricting commission for U.S. House and state legislative boundaries, passed with 50.3% of the vote. The final tally is: yes 512,218; no 505,274. The measure failed in 25 … Continue reading
The Fourth Circuit will hear Fitzgerald v Alcorn, 18-1111, on December 12, Wednesday, at 9:30 a.m. This is the case in which a unit of the Virginia Republican Party attacks the state law that says when a party has an … Continue reading
On December 7, the Riverside County (California) finished the official vote count for the November 6, 2018 election. Libertarian Party member Jeff Hewitt, as expected, won for County Supervisor in the 5th district. Riverside County, like almost all California counties, … Continue reading
