So far, four petition candidates have qualified to be on the ballot for Governor of New Jersey. The election is November 7, 2017. The four petitions that have succeeded are for the Green and Libertarian nominees, and two independents. The … Continue reading
On June 5, the U.S. Supreme Court summarily affirmed the lower court ruling in North Carolina v Covington, 16-649 The lower court had invalidated North Carolina’s legislative districts as an illegal racial gerrymander. In a different phase of that same … Continue reading
The Bangor Daily News has this account of the Friday, June 2 legislative hearing in Maine over ranked-choice voting. Thanks to IVN for the link. … Continue reading
On June 11, Puerto Rico votes on its future political status. During April, the Puerto Rico government added a third option, for maintaining the status quo, Commonwealth status. Originally the vote was only going to include the choice of statehood, … Continue reading
On June 2, a trial court judge in Utah refused to enjoin the law that requires most candidates to file for office in-person. The plaintiff-candidate, Chia-Chi Teng, is currently in China. Utah law permits government employees and members of the … Continue reading
