On March 31, Alabama state officials informed the U.S. Supreme Court that they don’t intend to respond to the cert petition in Libertarian Party of Alabama v Merrill, 21-1288. This is the case over access to the list of registered … Continue reading
On March 28, a North Carolina Superior Court issued an opinion in Carolina Success Initiative v Moore. The vote was 2-1. The majority ruled that the state constitution protects the right to register to vote for ex-felons who have been … Continue reading
On March 29, the Maine legislature passed LD 859, which lets towns use ranked choice voting for their own elections. The vote in the Senate was 18-13. In the House, it was 69-63. Thanks to Fairvote for this news. … Continue reading
On March 30, U.S. District Court Judge Brian Morris approved the settlement in Green Party of Montana v Jacobson, 6:18cv-87, that puts the party on the ballot for 2022. There are no partisan statewide offices up in Montana this year, … Continue reading
Max Longley has this intriguing account of the beginning of government-printed ballots in New York state in the 1890’s decade. The first such bill was vetoed by the Governor, because he was a partisan Democrat and he thought the new … Continue reading
