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A Texas legislative hearing on HB 25, which would remove partisan judicial races from the reach of the straight-ticket device, got a cool reception on March 24, according to this story. … Continue reading
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On March 25, West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin signed SB 249, which eliminates the straight-ticket device. West Virginia is the eleventh state to have repealed the device in the last fifty years. The others have been Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, … Continue reading
On March 27, the Arkansas Senate passed SB 389 by a vote of 20-5. It creates a presidential primary that is separate from the primary for other office. The primary for other office will continue to be on the fourth … Continue reading
On March 25, Prophet Walker, who had placed second in California’s top-two primary in June 2014 for Assemblymember, 64th district, sued the winner, Assemblyman Mike Gipson, for libel. See this story. The focus of the lawsuit is a campaign flyer … Continue reading
On March 24, the states of Kansas and Arizona asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Kobach v U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 14-1164. This is the dispute over whether those states can require the federal government to alter the postcard … Continue reading