On January 20, a 3-judge U.S. District Court invalidated twelve Alabama legislative districts. The court found that the legislature, when drawing the boundaries, had packed so many black voters into some districts that black influence as a whole was diminished. … Continue reading
Illinois State Senator Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon) has introduced SB 63, which lowers the number of signatures for independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, to the same number of signatures that are needed for a major party member to … Continue reading
Florida representative Joe Geller (D-Broward County) has introduced HB 311, which would provide that Florida join the National Popular Vote Plan pact. See this story. … Continue reading
On January 20, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled 6-1 that the fact that Gary Johnson got more than 3% of the vote in Ohio in November 2016 does not create a new ballot-qualified party. … Continue reading
As noted earlier, in December 2015 the Michigan legislature repealed the straight-ticket device, but in 2016 a U.S. District Court granted an injunction forcing the state to keep the device in place for the November 2016 election. The issue of … Continue reading
