The best election law bill in Congress is HB 3863, which Virginia Congressman Donald Beyer introduced on June 11, 2021. It would convert most U.S. House elections to the Single Transferable Vote system, and would create much larger U.S. House … Continue reading
The Indianapolis Star has this story about the lawsuit filed by the Green Party against the Indiana petition requirements for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties. … Continue reading
On March 15, the Fourth Circuit issued this short order in Goldman v Brink, 21-2180. This is the case on whether Virginia must cut short the terms of members of the lower house of the legislature to just one year. … Continue reading
On March 16, the New Hampshire House defeated HB 1264 by 116-219. It would have allowed parties to decide for themselves whether to use ranked choice voting in their own primaries. It would also have let local governments use ranked … Continue reading
The chair of the New Jersey Democratic Party has asked the Democratic National Committee to bless the idea that New Jersey should have the first presidential primary. See this story. Democrats hold majorities in both houses of the New Jersey … Continue reading
