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On February 25, U.S. District Court Judge Maxine Chesney postponed the status conference in the California top-two lawsuit from February 27 to April 10. Peace & Freedom Party v Weber, n.d., 3:24cv-8308.
Richard Winger
On February 25, the Virginia House passed SB 322 by 62-36. This is the National Popular Vote Plan bill. Assuming the Governor signs it, Virginia will be the first state that has passed the plan since Minnesota did so in … Continue reading
On February 25, the Los Angeles Times published a letter to the editor from John Galisky, advocating that California Democrats act to replace the top-two primary with a top-five system that combines ranked choice voting. The same section of that … Continue reading
On February 25, defenders of South Dakota’s initiative process filed this reply brief in Dakotans for Health v Johnson, 25-2940. The issue is the petition deadline for initiatives, nine months before the general election. The deadline had been six months … Continue reading
Professor Bert Johnson has this article in The Conversation, an academically-oriented news organization, that links ballot access laws and the number of independent candidates who get elected to partisan office. … Continue reading