On January 28, the 9th circuit stayed its own opinion in Farrakhan v Gregoire, 06-35669. That is the lawsuit over whether the federal Voting Rights Act may be used to strike down state laws that prevent ex-felons and felons from … Continue reading
On January 28, the Portland, Maine, Charter Commission voted 9-1 to recommend that Portland use Instant Runoff Voting for electing a Mayor. See this story. Now the proposal will go before the voters. Thanks to Thomas McMillan for the link. … Continue reading
Twenty candidates for Governor of Minnesota recently participated in a single debate. See this story. Some of the candidates are running in the Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary, some in the Republican primary, and some in the Independence Party primary. Thanks to Bill … Continue reading
The Los Angeles Times of January 28 has this op-ed by Stephen Weissman, associate director for policy for the Campaign Finance Institute between 2002 through 2009. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
On January 28, the Delaware Senate passed HB 245, so now it goes to the Governor. The bill takes effect as soon as the Governor signs it. UPDATE: the Governor signed it on February 1. The bill doubles the number … Continue reading
