On May 12, the South Carolina legislature passed SB 108, which bans fusion. “Fusion” means the ability of two parties to nominate the same candidate. BAN had earlier thought this idea had failed. But the ban on fusion had been … Continue reading
On May 12, U.S. District Court Waverly Crenshaw, an Obama appointee, issued an order in Newsom v Golden, m.d., 3:22cv-318. The issue was action by the Tennessee Republican Party to keep Robby Starbuck Newsom off the August 2022 Republican primary … Continue reading
On May 11, the New York Libertarian Party, as well as independent U.S. Senate candidate Diane Sare, asked the state trial court that invalidated the U.S. House and State Senate districts to let them intervene. The intervention would be for … Continue reading
On May 11, the New York state trial court that had originally invalidated the U.S. House and State Senate districting plan, ruled that the 2022 Assembly districts drawn by the legislature will be used this year. However, the decision is … Continue reading
The South Carolina legislature will adjourn on Thursday, May 12. HB 4919, the bill to ban fusion, seems unlikely to pass. The bill passed the House on March 3, and passed the State Senate on April 21. But the Senate … Continue reading
