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On May 18, the Oregon House passed HB 3475, the National Popular Vote Plan for presidential elections. The vote was 37-21. This is the first National Popular Vote Plan bill that has made any headway in 2015. Now the bill … Continue reading
Richard Winger
University of Oklahoma political scientist Ronald Keith Gaddie says in this article that Oklahoma’s legislature should have gone further this year with a ballot access improvement. The legislature lowered the petition for newly-qualifying parties from 5% of the last vote … Continue reading
On March 2, 2015, U.S. District Court Judge Stewart Dalzell, a Bush Sr. appointee, struck down three Pennsylvania ballot access barriers, but only as applied to the Green Party and the Libertarian Party. The laws are: (1) the ban on … Continue reading
On May 18, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear O’Keefe v Chisholm, 14-872. Wisconsin state courts will now continue to determine whether the Wisconsin Club for Growth illegally coordinated campaign spending strategy with Governor Scott Walker during the campaign … Continue reading
The North Carolina Supreme Court has expedited the lawsuit Dickson v Rucho, 201 PA 12-3. All briefs will be in by July 27, and the oral argument will be on August 31. The issue is whether the U.S. House and … Continue reading