On September 28, U.S. District Court Judge P. Kevin Castel, a Bush Jr. appointee, upheld New York’s law that makes it a criminal offense for a voter to photograph his or her own voted ballot. Silberberg v Board of Elections, … Continue reading
I have this opinion piece in Fox & Hounds blog, about the relationship between California’s new March primary (starting after 2018) and the viability of the top-two system. … Continue reading
The Journal Star, daily newspaper for Lincoln, Nebraska, has this editorial, criticizing the 2016 law that raised the number of signatures for a non-presidential independent from 4,000 signatures to 10% of the number of registered voters. … Continue reading
The U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, ruled against Gary Johnson and Jill Stein at the end of August, in their lawsuit that argues the Commission on Presidential Debates is breaking federal anti-trust laws. Johnson and Stein won’t ask for … Continue reading
On September 27, California Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 568, which moves all partisan primaries, in all years, from June to the first week in March. It takes effect after 2018. He didn’t act on other interesting election law bills: … Continue reading
