On December 1, the Texas Libertarian Party filed a new lawsuit against the law that requires candidates seeking a convention nomination to pay a filing fee. Bilyeu v Scott, w.d., 1:21cv-1089. The party already has an earlier federal lawsuit pending … Continue reading
On December 9, the New York city council passed a bill to let non-citizen adult residents vote in elections for city office. Although fourteen other cities in the U.S. allow non-citizens to vote in at least some local elections, New … Continue reading
Next year, the voters of Clark County, Washington, will be asked if they wish to use ranked choice voting for elections for county office. The County Charter Review Committee put the measure on the 2022 ballot on December 7. Thanks … Continue reading
On December 9, the U.S. House passed HR 5314, the “Protecting our Democracy Act” by a vote of 220-208. Here is a summary of the original bill. Before the bill passed, it was amended to include a provision granting financial … Continue reading
Kevin Johnson and Alexander Vanderklipp have published this paper on how Canada is able to run its election administration (including drawing districts) in a non-partisan and efficient manner. All Canadian political parties acknowledge the competence and fairness of Canadian election … Continue reading
