On May 22, U.S. District Court Judge Kimberly Mueller issued an order in Citizens for Fair Representation v Padilla, e.d., 2:17cv-973. She cancelled the oral argument of June 1, and said she will soon issue a decision on whether this … Continue reading
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Mike Feinstein has this op-ed in the Orange County Register, advocating that California use multi-winner legislative districts and proportional representation. … Continue reading
This NPR story says the traditional exit poll will probably no longer be carried out in the United States. Instead there will be more pre-election polling just days before the election, to capture information about the millions of persons who … Continue reading
On May 21, Illinois State Senator Sam McCann mostly lost his lawsuit against Senator William E. Brady, the leader of the Republicans in the State Senate. McCann v Brady, n.d., 1:18cv-3115. Here is the 18-page opinion. Senator McCann had announced … Continue reading
On May 21, North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger said he will run for re-election this year as an independent candidate. See this story. He needs 1,000 signatures by early September. … Continue reading