On July 26, the California government cleared the way for proponents of independence for California to begin circulating their new initiative petition. If it gets on the ballot, the ballot would say, “California Autonomy from Federal Government. Repeals provision in … Continue reading
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
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
