On December 13, the Eleventh Circuit refused to rehear Hall v Merrill, 16-16766. This is the case challenging the requirement that independent candidates for U.S. House in special elections need a petition of 3% of the last gubernatorial vote. The … Continue reading
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On December 13, U.S. District Court Judge Lance Walker, a Trump appointee, issued a 30-page opinion in Baber v Dunlap, 1:18cv-465. The opinion says ranked choice voting does not violate the U.S. Constitution. Thanks to Rob Richie for this news. … Continue reading
On December 10, the California Secretary of State told the Ninth Circuit that it intends to ask for a rehearing en banc in Soltysik v Padilla, the case over party labels for candidates who are members of unqualified parties. The … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court had asked the Utah government to respond by January 2, in Utah Republican Party v Cox. This is the case over whether the First Amendment freedom of association clause protects a party’s right to decide for … Continue reading
On December 12, Kansas State Senator Barbara Bollier announced that she had changed her registration from Republican to Democrat. See this story. All Kansas State Senate elections are in presidential years, so she was not up for re-election this year. … Continue reading