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On January 21, the Virginia Senate Privileges and Elections Committee passed SB 1009. It lets local governments use ranked choice voting for elections for their own officers. Here is the text of the bill. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On January 22, the North Carolina Supreme Court said it will not now decide the lawsuit filed by a Republican nominee for Supreme Court Justice, who is trying to set aside the election returns that show he narrowly lost. Griffin … Continue reading
On January 21, the states of Washington, Oregon, Arizona and Illinois filed their own federal lawsuit, challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order on citizenship. State of Washington v Trump, w.d., 2:25cv-127. Here is the brief that asks for injunctive relief. … Continue reading
On January 22, U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin asked the plaintiffs in the birthright citizenship case to file a brief by January 24, giving their view as to whether their case, State of New Jersey v Trump, is … Continue reading
As note earlier, on January 17 four states filed a lawsuit in federal court in Louisiana to order the Census Bureau to ask about immigration status, so as to alter reapportionment. The case, State of Louisiana v U.S. Department of … Continue reading