On August 24, the 3-judge court that earlier struck down Texas U.S. House district boundaries ruled that the new districts must be drawn in time for the 2018 election. Because Texas has a March primary, that may require the legislature … Continue reading
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner says he will sign SB 1933 on Monday, August 28. This is the bill to automatically every adult citizen living in Illinois known to exist. Such individuals are then notified that they are registered, and if … Continue reading
Two previously-introduced election law bills in the California legislature have been amended to change the rules for recall petitions. See this story. The authors of the bills, AB 132 and SB 117, are Democrats who hope to prevent the recall … Continue reading
On August 21, U.S. District Court Judge John E. Jones, a Bush Jr. appointee, upheld the decision of Pennsylvania’s elections department last year to exclude Rocky De La Fuente from the general election ballot, on the grounds that De La … Continue reading
On August 17, U.S. District Court Judge Edward Davila heard Koller v Brown, the case that challenges the California law telling presidential electors that they must vote in the Electoral College for the presidential candidate who carried California. The state … Continue reading
