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On April 3, the Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee passed HB 7388 by a vote of 9-4. This is the National Popular Vote Plan bill. Rhode Island appears to be the only state in which a National Popular Vote Plan … Continue reading
Richard Winger
The New Republic has this essay by Nicholas Stephanopoulos, which points out that the U.S. has one of the worst methods for drawing legislative district boundaries of any free country in the world. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
Here is a link to the District of Columbia Election Board’s web page. Early returns show Jill Stein (the only name on the ballot) polling more votes than the total number of write-ins, in the Green Party’s presidential primary. Presumably … Continue reading
Oklahoma has two-year legislative sessions. Last year, the Oklahoma House overwhelmingly passed HB 1058, to ease the number of signatures for newly-qualifying parties, but for an entire year, the bill has not made any headway in the Senate. However, it … Continue reading
Maine LD 1879 has not made enough progress in the legislature by certain deadlines, and as a result, cannot pass this year. This is the bill to require unqualified parties that are trying to qualify to report their contributors and … Continue reading