On December 20, North Carolina State Board of Elections finished its recount in the State Appeals Court race from last month. See this story. The election made history by being the first election in the United States for a statewide … Continue reading
Nate Silver’s 538 blog has posted the 2010 population of some U.S. House districts, those with the largest population in the nation, and those with the smallest. The two most populous districts are Nevada’s 3rd, with 1,002,482 residents; and Utah’s … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court conference of Friday, January 14, will consider whether to hear Coffield v Kemp, 10-596. This is the case that challenges Georgia’s rules for non-Democratic, non-Republican candidates to get on the ballot for U.S. House of Representatives … Continue reading
California’s new Citizens Redistricting Commission is about to start work, now that the Census Bureau has released final 2010 population figures. The Commission has only 14 members. By law, five must be registered Democrats, five must be registered Republicans, and … Continue reading
The Michigan Supreme Court held a conference on December 21. Among other cases, the Court considered whether to take the Socialist Party’s ballot access case. The Court has not yet said whether it will hear the case. It challenges the … Continue reading
