The Omaha World-Herald has this story about the bill in the Nebraska legislature to eliminate the ability of each U.S. House district in Nebraska to choose its own presidential elector. The bill to return Nebraska to a winner-take-all system is … Continue reading
Washington, D.C., city councilmember Mary Cheh has introduced B19-90, to combine the District of Columbia presidential primary, and the primary for other office, into a single primary. The combined primary would be the second week in June. Currently, the presidential … Continue reading
Five Republican state legislators in South Dakota have introduced SB 175, which requires political parties to permit independent voters to vote in their primaries. Currently, state law gives each party the choice of whether to let independents vote in its … Continue reading
The British Parliament is about to debate whether to let some prisoners vote. See this article. It seems likely that those serving sentences of one year or less may be permitted to vote. … Continue reading
On February 8, the Voting Rights Section of the U.S. Justice Department approved two election law changes from California and Louisiana. Both states are under section five of the Voting Rights Act. The Department approved California’s redistricting commission for U.S. … Continue reading
