On March 24, U.S. District Court Judge John Z. Lee, an Obama appointee, struck down a 2013 Illinois campaign finance law that makes it illegal for any medical cannibis cultivation center or dispensary organization to make a campaign contribution to … Continue reading
Richard Winger
The write-in votes were counted on Friday, March 23, in the Pennsylvania special election, 197th district in Philadelphia. Democrat Emilio Vazquez received 1,970; the runner-up, Cheri Honkala, was credited with 282 write-ins. See this story. … Continue reading
On March 24, the Connecticut House Government Administration & Elections Committee passed HB 5434. This is the National Popular Vote bill. The vote was 9-8.
The Maine Supreme Court will hear arguments over the initiative that passed last year, setting up Ranked-Choice Voting. Opponents of RCV argue that the initiative violates the State Constitution. This web page of the Maine state court system has links … Continue reading
On March 23, staff attorneys for the Federal Election Commission presented a 25-page analysis of whether the FEC should require the Commission on Presidential Debate to revise its 15% poll requirement for invitations into the general election debates. The analysis … Continue reading