U.S. District Court Judge Paul A. Engelmayer, an Obama appointee, will hear League of Women Voters of New York State v Kosinski on Wednesday, May 25, at 8 a.m. This is the case filed earlier this week over the timing … Continue reading
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On May 19, Vermont HB 744 took effect. Governor Phil Scott declined to sign it, but he didn’t veto it either, so it has become law. The bill lets Burlington use ranked choice voting for its own elections. Thanks to … Continue reading
Currently New York expects to hold primaries on June 28 for statewide office, assembly, and local office; and another primary on August 23 for U.S. House and State Senate. New York election officials consider candidate filing for the primaries for … Continue reading
On May 18, Robby Starbuck Newsom voluntarily dismissed his lawsuit to get on the Tennessee Republican primary ballot for Congress. Newsom v Golden, m.d., 3:22cv-318. The Republican Party of Tennessee had passed a rule saying no one could run for … Continue reading
On May 17, Idaho held primaries for the four ballot-qualified parties, Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, and Constitution. This was the first time Idaho had held a Libertarian primary since 2002. When there are no contests in a party’s primary, the state … Continue reading