On August 1, U.S. District Court Judge Gershwin A. Drain ruled that the 2016 Michigan bill that eliminated the straight-ticket device was passed with intent to discriminate against African-American voters, and is therefore unconstitutional. Michigan A. Philip Randolph Institute v … Continue reading
On July 31, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that the initiative to set up a nonpartisan redistricting commission should be on the ballot. All sides agreed that it had enough valid signatures, but the opponents charged that the initiative … Continue reading
On July 31, the Pennsylvania Green Party submitted petitions for its nominees for all three statewide offices, and three legislative candidates. See this story. Assuming the petition is valid, this will be the first time since 2002 that the Green … Continue reading
The Charlotte Observer has this op-ed by Chris Anglin, the North Carolina candidate for State Supreme Court Justice whose ability to use a ballot label, “Republican”, is being threatened by the state legislature. Thanks to Howard Bashman for the link. … Continue reading
Independent candidate Craig O’Dear has submitted 22,000 signatures to be on the Missouri ballot as an independent for U.S. Senate. The law requires 10,000. Assuming his petition is valid, he will be the first independent on the Missouri ballot for … Continue reading
