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This article in the Gotham Gazette predicts that very few election law bills will pass this year in the New York legislature. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
So far, four petition candidates have qualified to be on the ballot for Governor of New Jersey. The election is November 7, 2017. The four petitions that have succeeded are for the Green and Libertarian nominees, and two independents. The … Continue reading
On June 5, the U.S. Supreme Court summarily affirmed the lower court ruling in North Carolina v Covington, 16-649 The lower court had invalidated North Carolina’s legislative districts as an illegal racial gerrymander. In a different phase of that same … Continue reading
The Bangor Daily News has this account of the Friday, June 2 legislative hearing in Maine over ranked-choice voting. Thanks to IVN for the link. … Continue reading
On June 11, Puerto Rico votes on its future political status. During April, the Puerto Rico government added a third option, for maintaining the status quo, Commonwealth status. Originally the vote was only going to include the choice of statehood, … Continue reading