On June 27, a U.S. District Court upheld Arizona’s policy of not holding an election to fill John McCain’s Senate seat until November 2020. McCain died in August 2018. The voters who filed the lawsuit Tedards v Ducey, 2:18cv-4241, had … Continue reading
On June 27, the Pennsylvania House passed SB 48 by 111-88. It eliminates the straight-ticket device. If the Governor signs this bill, there will be only seven states remaining with a straight-ticket device. UPDATE: see this detailed story about the … Continue reading
The number of registered voters in Oklahoma, as of June 27, is: Republican 987,570; Democratic 736,793; Libertarian 10,075; independent and other 318,730. The percentages are: Republican 48.10%; Democratic 35.89%; Libertarian .49%; independent and other 15.52%. The percentages just before the … Continue reading
On June 25, the Pennsylvania Senate passed SB 421 by 30-20. It eliminates the straight-ticket device. The sponsor is a Democrat, Senator Lisa Boscola. Also, on June 26, the House Appropriations Committee amended SB 48, the bill to replace the … Continue reading
On June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that partisan gerrymandering does not violate the Constitution, and dismissed the cases from North Carolina and Maryland. The vote was 5-4. Here is the opinion in the two combined cases, Rucho v … Continue reading
