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Roll Call has this essay on partisan gerrymandering and the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court argument in Gill v Whitford, the Wisconsin legislative districts lawsuit. It will be argued October 3. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On July 25, the Federal Elections Commission filed this 27-page brief in Level the Playing Field v FEC, U.S. District Court, D.C., 1-15cv-1397. The FEC hopes to persuade the judge to dismiss the case without any additional fact-finding or discovery. … Continue reading
On July 25, U.S. District Court Judge Brian Morris issued a permanent injunction, limiting the number of signatures Montana can require in special congressional elections to 80 per each day in the petitioning period. The injuntion will be in effect … Continue reading
On July 25, New Hampshire held a special election to fill the vacancy in the State Senate district, 16th district. This article says the results are: Democrat Kevin Cavanaugh 55%; Republican David Boutin 44%; Libertarian Jason Dubrow 1%. … Continue reading
Three months ago, the Eighth Circuit ruled in Moore v Martin that Arkansas’ March petition deadline for non-presidential independent candidates is unconstitutional, unless the state can show that it needs a March deadline to have enough time to check the … Continue reading