On October 25, the California State Court of Appeals, 2nd district, reversed the trial court and issued an opinion protecting the rights of initiatives. Starr v Chaparro, B307585. Here is the opinion. Proponents of term limits for the city of … Continue reading
On October 27, the Ninth Circuit issued a one-page order, ending the lawsuit Thompson v Hebdon, 17-35019. As a result, the Alaska laws that limited individuals from contributing more than $500 to a political party per year; limited individuals from … Continue reading
On October 28, Georgia filed this opening brief in the Eleventh Circuit in Cowen v Raffensperger, 21-13199. This is the case over the Georgia 5% petition for independent candidates and the nominees of parties that didn’t poll as much as … Continue reading
The Harvard Law & Policy Review has this article about how the National Popular Vote Plan can be combined with ranked choice voting. Rob Richie of Fairvote is the lead author. The issue is not merely theoretical, given that Maine … Continue reading
Buffalo holds a mayoral election on November 2, 2021. Write-in candidate Byron Brown (the incumbent) has a strong lead, even though he is not on the ballot. The poll forced respondents to volunteer the name of Byron Brown if they … Continue reading
