The current bill in the U.S. Senate to require states to use ranked choice voting for congressional elections now has a bill number, S.3425. It has two sponsors, Peter Welch of Vermont and Andy Kim of New Jersey. This is … Continue reading
On December 18, a Texas trial court ordered the Republican Party to list David Rogers on its primary ballot. He is running for State Supreme Court, place 8. Texas elects its State Supreme Court justices in partisan elections. Statewide judicial … Continue reading
On December 19, U.S. District Court Judge Sharion Aycock ordered Mississippi to hold elections for some State Supreme Court seats in 2026. The same judge had earlier ruled that the three districts for State Supreme Court elections violate the federal … Continue reading
On December 18, Civic Lens Research released a California gubernatorial poll. The three leading contenders are: Steve Hilton 17.8%, Chad Bianco 13.9%, and Eric Swalwell 12.2%. See here. Hilton and Bianco are Republicans. A Sacramento Bee news story about this … Continue reading
One of the congressional bills to mandate use of ranked choice voting in all congressional elections now has a bill number, HR 6589. It has 16 sponsors. The text of the bill is still not up on the congressional website. … Continue reading
