On September 8, the Virginia State Board of Elections voted to require all local election boards in the state to use vote-counting machines that have a paper trail. Twenty-two localities (either counties or independent cities) had been using electronic machines … Continue reading
On September 5, New Hampshire held a special election to fill a vacant seat in the State House, Grafton 9 district. The results: Republican 50.9%; Democratic 46.8%; Libertarian 2.3%. When this district voted in November 2016, it elected two members, … Continue reading
Law Professor Vikram Amar has this article in Verdict, about the current initiative to divide California into three states. The article says that because one of the three new proposed states would have a fair chance of voting Republican in … Continue reading
On September 7, the California Senate passed AB 837, by 27-13. It provides that election officials will inform independent voters of their ability to choose the presidential primary ballot of a party that has authorized independent voters to vote in … Continue reading
On September 7, the California Senate passed AB 469 by 30-10. It lowers the number of signatures in lieu of the filing fee. For statewide office, the number falls from 10,000 to 7,000. For U.S. House and State Senate, from … Continue reading
