The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Gill v Whitford, 16-1161, on Tuesday, October 3. This is the case in which the lower 3-judge U.S. District Court invalidated Wisconsin’s legislative district boundaries as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. Thanks to Rick Hasen … Continue reading
On July 18, the city council of Santa Clara, California, gave tentative approval to using proportional representation for future city council elections. There would be two districts, each electing three city councilmembers. Choice voting (also known as Single Transferable Vote) … Continue reading
Politico has this story, with an interview, about David French. He was the National Review writer who was the choice of William Kristol to enter the 2016 presidential race as a conservative independent alternative to the Republican nominee, Donald Trump. … Continue reading
The Utah state elections office has this registration tally as of July 18, 2017. The percentages: Republican 48.30%; Democratic 11.62%; Independent American 1.71%; Libertarian .85%; Constitution .35%; United Utah .003% (40 registered members); independent and other 37.17%. Just prior to … Continue reading
The Richmond Times-Dispatch has this editorial, deploring the decision of the Virginia Bar Association to sponsor a gubernatorial debate and to only invite the Democratic and Republican nominees. Apparently the Bar Association doesn’t even have any concrete rules on whom … Continue reading
