This article in the Washington Post’s The Fix explains new political science research by Andrew Hall and Daniel Thompson, of Stanford. Their research shows that when one of the major parties nominates an extremist for U.S. House, that nominee is … Continue reading
The plaintiffs in Citizens for Fair Representation v Padilla have written an amended complaint, designed to strengthen the case. This is the lawsuit that says ordinary voters in California have no true representation in the legislature, because State Senate districts … Continue reading
Ronald Miller was a write-in candidate for the Taylor, Michigan School District in November 2016. Shortly after the election, he checked the election returns in each precinct and learned that he had won one of the seats. However, when the … Continue reading
Memphis, Tennessee, will use ranked choice voting for its city council elections, starting in 2019. The elections are non-partisan. The plan had passed in Memphis ten years ago, but it took a great deal of time for election officials to … Continue reading
On July 27, the South Dakota Libertarian Party, and the South Dakota Constitution Party, filed this brief against the state’s March petition deadline for newly-qualifying parties. Libertarian Party of South Dakota v Krebs, 4:15cv-4111. The case was filed in 2015, … Continue reading
