On September 19, Harry Arora, the Republican nominee for Connecticut Treasurer, filed a lawsuit in state court alleging that his Independent Party opponent should be removed from the ballot. The Complaint says that none of the Independent Party’s nominees ought … Continue reading
Richard Winger
An election systems analyst who is anonymous, but who goes by “Draper”, has detailed criticism of Ranked Choice Voting as it worked in Alaska last month. There are lots of articles about this subject, but this one has the relevant … Continue reading
On September 22, the Ninth Circuit refused to rehear the part of Pierce v Jacobsen, 21-35173, that left intact Montana’s ban on paying initiative circulators on a per-signature basis. The original decision had said the ban might be unconstitutional, but … Continue reading
On September 20, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene filed this short brief in the Eleventh Circuit, asking the court not to be influenced by the decision of a New Mexico state trial court that removed a county commissioner from office due … Continue reading
On September 20, the First Circuit refused to rehear We the People PAC v Bellows, 21-1149. This is the case that enjoined Maine’s ban on out-of-state circulators.