Law Professor Lawrence Lessig is raising money for a proposed lawsuit against the electoral college system for electing the president. He writes “In a democracy, all votes should count equally. In our democracy, when voting for the president, they do … Continue reading
Dennis Richardson, Oregon’s Secretary of State, and a Republican, favors moving Oregon’s presidential primary from May to March. See this story. He proposes that the primary for other office would continue to be in May. … Continue reading
In 2016, the Nebraska legislature increased the non-presidential independent petition requirement from 4,000 signatures to 10% of the number of registered voters. Except in Ballot Access News, that change got no publicity. Now, however, the Associated Press has published a … Continue reading
On September 14, the California Assembly passed SB 149, which requires presidential primary candidates to reveal their income tax returns. The vote was 54-23. Although it had already passed the Senate, it must return there because the two houses passed … Continue reading
On September 8, North Carolina’s Attorney General filed this brief in Crowell v Bipartisan State Board of Elections, m.d., 1:17cv-515. This is the case that challenges the North Carolina policy that will never permit an independent voter to be a … Continue reading
