On December 17, Jane Nelson, Texas Secretary of State, filed this brief in Hunt v State of Texas, n.d., 2:25cv-200. This is the case in which the Texas Republican Party is challenging the open primary and demanding a closed primary … Continue reading
On December 12, the Eighth Circuit refused to stay the U.S. District Court’s injunction against many new Arkansas laws that make it difficult to get initiatives on the ballot. League of Women Voters v Jester, 25-3389. The Eighth Circuit order … Continue reading
The current bill in the U.S. Senate to require states to use ranked choice voting for congressional elections now has a bill number, S.3425. It has two sponsors, Peter Welch of Vermont and Andy Kim of New Jersey. This is … Continue reading
On December 18, a Texas trial court ordered the Republican Party to list David Rogers on its primary ballot. He is running for State Supreme Court, place 8. Texas elects its State Supreme Court justices in partisan elections. Statewide judicial … Continue reading
On December 19, U.S. District Court Judge Sharion Aycock ordered Mississippi to hold elections for some State Supreme Court seats in 2026. The same judge had earlier ruled that the three districts for State Supreme Court elections violate the federal … Continue reading
