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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Husted v A. Philip Randolph Institute, 16-980, on November 8. On September 15, the Ohio voting rights groups who won the case in the lower court filed this brief on the merits with the … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On early Saturday morning, September 16, the Senate concurred in the Assembly amendments to SB 568, the bill that moves all primaries from June to March. The bill now goes to Governor Jerry Brown, who has until October 15 to … Continue reading
Federal law provides that U.S. citizens who leave the United States for a foreign country are permitted to continue voting absentee. But, if they move to Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, or Guam, they lose their right to vote. Oddly … Continue reading
On September 13, U.S. District Court Judge Joel Slomsky heard arguments in Little v Vasquez, the case filed by the Green and Republican Party nominees for State House in the special election in the 197th district in February 2017. See … Continue reading
On the evening of September 15, the California Assembly passed SB 568, which moves the primary date from June to March. The bill applies to all primaries, midterm and presidential alike, starting after 2018. The bill still must get a … Continue reading