On May 11, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David Wecht announced that he had changed his registration from Democratic to independent. See this story. Pennsylvania has partisan elections for its Supreme Court when a seat becomes vacant. It has retention elections … Continue reading
On May 11, Virginia asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the State Supreme Court order that had stopped the new U.S. House districts. Here is the filing. Scott v McDougle, 25A1240. … Continue reading
On May 11, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a procedural order in the old Alabama U.S. House districting case. that permits Alabama to use its brand new U.S. House districts. Here is the Order. Singleton v Allen, and Allen v … Continue reading
Illinois has the second-highest petition requirement for minor party and independent candidates for U.S. House, 5% of the last vote cast. Only Georgia is more severe. Nevertheless, four independent candidates are petitioning to get on the ballot in the 4th … Continue reading
Robin Epley, an opinion writer for the Sacramento Bee, here writes that the legislature ought to restore write-in space on the general election for congress and partisan state offices. She says that the Secretary of State agrees that there is … Continue reading
