On April 15, Maine joined the National Popular Vote Plan pact, when Governor Janet Mills let LD 1578 take effect. The plan won’t go into effect until more states join. The additional states must have at least 61 electoral votes.
Richard Winger
On April 16, Michigan held special elections to fill two vacant seats in the State House of Representatives. 13th district: Democratic 65.6%; Republican 34.4%. 25th district: Democratic 59.6%; Republican 38.3%; Constitution Party (U.S. Taxpayers Party) 2.1%. In November 2022, the … Continue reading
On April 16, a New Jersey state trial court refused to enjoin the Burlington County Clerk from using the discriminatory ballot format in the June 4 primary this year. Burlington County Republican Regular Organization v Schwartz, Bur-L-684-24. The other similar … Continue reading
On April 16, the Eleventh Circuit dissolved the stay that the U.S. District Court had issued, relative to whether Georgia can hold elections this year for Public Service Commissioner. This means the state is now free to hold at-large elections … Continue reading
On April 16, the Minnesota Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case filed by the Democratic Party to remove the Legal Marijuana Now Party from the ballot. See this story. The case is Martin v Simon, A24-0216. The Secretary … Continue reading