On February 19, a Wyoming group that wanted to qualify an initiative asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their appeal against the law that prohibits First Amendment activity within 300 feet of a polling place entrance. Frank v Lee, … Continue reading
On February 7, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Laphonza Butler (D-Cal.) introduced S.3750, which requires states to draw U.S. House districts that are not biased for or against any political party. Here is the bill’s text. … Continue reading
On February 21, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sued the Maine Secretary of State for revoking permission for his petitioners to work at the polls on March 5, when Maine holds its presidential primary. Team Kennedy v Bellows, 1:24cv-52. The case … Continue reading
On February 22, the Kansas House passed HB 2516 by 68-52. This is the bill that raises the number of signatures for a statewide independent from 5,000 signatures to 2% of the last gubernatorial vote (almost 21,000 signatures). Now the … Continue reading
San Diego elects its Mayor in a two-stage process. All candidates run in this non-partisan election on March 5, 2024. Then the two top vote-getters run against each other on November 5, even if someone got over 50% in March. … Continue reading
