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HF 3690 has been introduced in the Minnesota legislature to eliminate the ability of Minnesota cities to use ranked choice voting in elections for their own officers. See this story. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On the afternoon of Monday, March 19, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected the Republican legislative leaders’ request for a stay on using the new districts. Thanks to Rick Hasen for this news.
Political scientist Seth Masket in this article defends closed primaries. The article is unusually useful because he was already in an on-line twitter debate, so he includes the points raised by opponents of closed primaries, and then he reacts to … Continue reading
On March 19, the 3-judge U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania hearing the U.S. House redistricting case ruled that the Republican legislative leaders who filed the case do not have standing. Therefore, their case is dismissed, and the new districts will … Continue reading
The Federal Election Commission moved over the weekend of March 17-18, from its old offices at 999 E Street NW, Washington DC, to 1050 First Street NE, Washington DC. The Commission is still settling in as of March 19, and … Continue reading