According to this story, the Ohio Senate has amended the budget bill to add a provision for party labels on the November ballot for State Supreme Court races. Ohio elects its Supreme Court justices in candidate-versus-candidate elections. Parties nominate for … Continue reading
Indiana lets persons age 65 and over vote absentee for any reason, but younger voters can’t vote absentee with being away from home on election day. On June 21, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the case that challenged … Continue reading
The Courthouse News Service has this article about the June 16 argument in the Eighth Circuit about Minnesota ballot access. … Continue reading
Law Professor Steve Vladeck has this commentary at MSNBC, criticizing the Tenth Circuit opinion Fitisemanu v USA, 20-4017. The decision came down on June 15 and said that despite the Fourteenth Amendment, which says “All persons born or naturalized in … Continue reading
On June 11, Congressman Don Beyer (D-Virginia) introduced HR 3863. It requires all states with more than one member of the U.S. House to establish multi-member districts. It also requires ranked choice voting for congressional elections, and requires states to … Continue reading
