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On May 9, the Vermont House Government Operations Committee will hear SB 108, the bill to use Instant-Runoff voting for congressional elections. The bill has already passed the Senate. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On May 7, the North Carolina Senate Government & Election Reform Committee passed SB 760, the National Popular Vote Plan for presidential elections.
Three briefs have now been filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., in Unity08 v Federal Election Commission, no. 07-0053. The final brief is due May 15. This is the case that seeks to overturn the FEC’s rule that … Continue reading
On April 27, the ACLU filed a major brief in Green Party of Ct. v Garfield, federal court, no. 3:06-cv-1030. This is the case that challenges Connecticut’s severely discriminatory “clean elections” law. Unlike the Maine and Arizona clean elections laws … Continue reading
Even though the Texas legislature passed HB 2017 on April 13 (moving the primary for all office from March to February), the bill is unlikely to pass the Senate. Moving the primary for office other than president would make it … Continue reading