On October 11, various groups representing voters, especially minority group voters, sued Georgia over its slow processing of voter registration applications. Georgia Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda v Kemp, n.s., 1:18cv-4727. The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge … Continue reading
Port Chester, New York, has been using cumulative voting for its village trustee elections for some time. On October 10, the voters voted to keep using the system. The vote was 746-429. Thanks to Rick Hasen for this news. See … Continue reading
On October 5, the West Virginia Supreme Court issued its explanation of why it kept Don Blankenship, Constitution Party nominee, off the ballot. State ex rel Blankenship v Warner, 18-0712. The opinion is at its weakest near the end, when … Continue reading
In 2000, the legislature of Guam created a Decolonization Registry, for the purpose of compiling a list of Guam residents who are descended from anyone who was living on Guam in 1898. The purpose of the Registry was to prepare … Continue reading
On October 10, former New York city Mayor Michael Bloomberg revealed that he has recently changed his registration from independent to Democratic. He apparently is mulling over seeking the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020. … Continue reading
