Four New Mexico representatives have introduced HJR 5, a proposed constitutional amendment. It would provide that independent voters could choose any party’s primary ballot. If a party refuses to allow independents to vote in its primary, it would be required … Continue reading
On January 13, William (Bill) Mohr died at the age of 62. He was the Constitution Party’s vice-presidential nominee in 2020, and had been state chair of the Michigan party. See this obituary. Thanks to Thom Holmes for this news. … Continue reading
On January 18, the Alaska Supreme Court heard Kohlhaas v State, the lawsuit against the top-four system that passed in November 2020. Here is a short news story about the hearing. … Continue reading
Protect Democracy has issued a scholarly report titled “Advantaging Authoritarianism: The U.S. Electoral System & Antidemocratic Extremism.” Scholars involved with the report are Arend Lijphart, Jack Santucci, Jennifer Gandhi, Larry Diamond, Lee Drutman, Yascha Mounk, and Cynthia McClintock. The paper … Continue reading
Florida is in the process of redistricting. According to this Politico story, Governor Ron DeSantis doesn’t like the maps introduced so far in the Republican-majority legislature, and the story suggests he would veto the legislative proposal if it isn’t changed … Continue reading
