On April 3, the Peace & Freedom Party filed this complaint in U.S. District Court in Sacramento. It challenges the California Secretary of State’s removal of Peta Lindsay from the party’s list of presidential primary candidates. Peta Lindsay is under … Continue reading
On April 3, the Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee passed HB 7388 by a vote of 9-4. This is the National Popular Vote Plan bill. Rhode Island appears to be the only state in which a National Popular Vote Plan … Continue reading
The New Republic has this essay by Nicholas Stephanopoulos, which points out that the U.S. has one of the worst methods for drawing legislative district boundaries of any free country in the world. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
Here is a link to the District of Columbia Election Board’s web page. Early returns show Jill Stein (the only name on the ballot) polling more votes than the total number of write-ins, in the Green Party’s presidential primary. Presumably … Continue reading
Oklahoma has two-year legislative sessions. Last year, the Oklahoma House overwhelmingly passed HB 1058, to ease the number of signatures for newly-qualifying parties, but for an entire year, the bill has not made any headway in the Senate. However, it … Continue reading
