On November 23, the Third Circuit upheld a 1944 New Jersey law that says if a candidate on a primary ballot mentions an individual or a group in his or her ballot label, the candidate must get permission from that … Continue reading
Richard Winger
At the November 8, 2022 election, six nominee-members of the Vermont Progressive Party were elected to the legislature. They are Tanya Vyhovsky to the State Senate; and these elected to the State House: Brian Cina, Troy Headrick, Kate Logan, Emma … Continue reading
On November 23, the Georgia Supreme Court unanimously refused to stop early voting on Saturday, November 26, for the run-off U.S. Senate election. The lower state courts had also interpreted the law to allow early voting on that day. Georgia … Continue reading
Oklahoma State Senator Warren Hamilton (R-McCurtain) introduced SJR30 this year, but it didn’t pass. It would have changed the state Constitution to provide that initiatives can’t pass unless they receive a majority in at least two-thirds of the counties. It … Continue reading
The U.S. Elections Project has released its best estimate for voter turnout in each state, for the November 2022 election. See it here. The five lowest states were Tennessee, West Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama, and Indiana. All are open primary states, … Continue reading