Maine supporters of ranked-choice voting believe they are two-thirds finished collecting enough signatures to put ranked-choice voting on the 2018 primary ballot. The voters already passed an initiative for ranked-choice voting in 2016, but in 2017 the legislature virtually repealed … Continue reading
A hearing was held on December 19 in Republican Party of Texas v Pablos in federal court in Austin. The issue was whether Congressman Blake Farenthold could remove his name from the March 2018 Republican primary ballot. He is an … Continue reading
Alabama write-ins for U.S. Senate will all be counted and canvassed, according to this story. This will be the first time Alabama has ever included write-in totals for any statewide office in its official canvass. Although Alabama has always permitted … Continue reading
On December 19, U.S. District Court Judge Karen Schreier issued a 26-page opinion in Libertarian Party of South Dakota v Krebs, 4:15cv-4111. The issue is the March petition deadline for newly-qualifying parties. The state argues that the early deadline is … Continue reading
On December 18, a statewide initiative petition was submitted to the Michigan Secretary of State’s office. It would set up a non-partisan redistricting commission to draw U.S. House and state legislative district boundaries. See this story. Thanks to Thomas Jones … Continue reading
