On November 13, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Wittman v Personhuballah, 14-1504, a redistricting case from Virginia. The lower court 2-1 had invalidated Virginia’s U.S. House district boundaries. The issue is whether the plan packed too many African-American … Continue reading
The New York State Board of Elections has put out a new registration tally, the first new data since April 2015. The new percentages for each party are: Democratic 49.19%; Republican 23.67%; Independence 4.02%; Conservative 1.38%; Working Families .41%; Green … Continue reading
Matt Erard, a Michigan Socialist Party activist, has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his ballot access case. The Supreme Court ruled in 1968 in Williams v Rhodes that states cannot make it more difficult for parties to get … Continue reading
According to this story, proponents of a top-two system for Florida will not attempt to qualify their initiative for the 2016 ballot. Instead they will try for 2018. Florida requires approximately 683,000 valid signatures, but allows four years to collect … Continue reading
On November 10, a lawsuit was filed against several Alaska laws that limit contributions to candidates. Thompson v Dauphinais, 3:15cv-218. The case was assigned to U.S. District Court Judge H. Russel Holland, a Reagan appointee. The lead plaintiff is a … Continue reading
