On February 15, the Independent Party asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Independent Party v Padilla. The California election law says when a group wishes to qualify as a political party, it must notify the Secretary of State, who … Continue reading
On February 14, a U.S. District Court issued a ruling in Semple v Williams, 1:17cv-1007, a case over the 2016 law change that made it more difficult to get constitutional amendments on the Colorado ballot. The ruling makes it almost … Continue reading
On February 15, the Michigan House Elections Committee held a hearing on several bills to eliminate elections for statewide educational posts. According to this Detroit News article, Democrats in the legislature oppose the idea, and because the bills need a … Continue reading
According to this article in the New Haven Register, a major push to pass the National Popular Vote Bill in Connecticut is underway. … Continue reading
A proposed California initiative to convert the top-two system to a top-four system has begun to circulate. It needs 585,407 valid signatures by August 13, 2018. The proponent is Richard Charles Ginnaty. If it got enough valid signatures, it would … Continue reading
