Pennsylvania’s law requiring postal voters to add the date to the outer envelope is still generating judicial activity. On February 11 the Republican National Committee filed a cert petition with the U.S. Supreme Court on this issue. The Third Circuit … Continue reading
Law Professor John J. Martin of Quinnipiac University has this essay, pointing out that Congress has no authority to set voter qualifications, even in federal elections. Article One lets Congress write laws on the “time, place and manner” of congressional … Continue reading
On February 18, Emerson College Polls released a new California gubernatorial poll. See it here. Paul Mitchell’s website “Twins” now calculates the odds of only two Republicans appearing on the November ballot at 18.5%. … Continue reading
On February 17, the Virginia House passed HB 630. It lets any local jurisdiction use ranked choice voting for elections for its own officers. The vote was 62-34. No Democrats voted “no” and no Republicans voted “yes.” … Continue reading
Jon Fleischman has this article in the Orange County Register about how Democratic interest groups manipulate the California top-two system. He says in the gubernatorial race, public employee unions, which have a great deal of spending power, will boost one … Continue reading
