The Maine Supreme Court will hear arguments over the initiative that passed last year, setting up Ranked-Choice Voting. Opponents of RCV argue that the initiative violates the State Constitution. This web page of the Maine state court system has links … Continue reading
On March 23, staff attorneys for the Federal Election Commission presented a 25-page analysis of whether the FEC should require the Commission on Presidential Debate to revise its 15% poll requirement for invitations into the general election debates. The analysis … Continue reading
On March 23, Cheri Honkala, the Green Party nominee for the March 21 special election for Pennsylvania House, 197th district, said she will sue Philadelphia election officials and others for many instances of voter intimidation and mishandling of ballots. See … Continue reading
On June 28, 2016, some Bernie Sanders voters and delegates sued the Democratic Party in federal court, alleging that the party conspired to injure the chances of Sanders as he sought the Democratic presidential nomination. The party is attempting to … Continue reading
Tucson, Arizona, has partisan elections for city council. The unusual Tucson law provides that parties nominate in primaries within each district. But, in the general election, all the seats are contested citywide. The Ninth Circuit had originally ruled that this … Continue reading
