On January 4, the U.S. Supreme Court accepted two partisan gerrymandering cases. State governments of North Carolina and Maryland had placed these appeals in front of the Supreme Court. In each case the 3-judge U.S. District Courts had invalidated the … Continue reading
On January 3, Congressmember Steve Cohen (D-Tennessee) introduced a constitutional amendment to provide for the direct popular election of the president. The text is not yet on the web page for Congress. … Continue reading
Four New Mexico Democratic legislators have introduced HB 55, the National Popular Vote Plan bill. In 2017, the same bill passed the State Senate but not the House. The four sponsors are Representatives Gail Chasey and Daymon Ely, and Senators … Continue reading
Congressmember John Sarbanes (D-Maryland) and many others have introduced HR 1, a federal election law bill. However, the text of the bill is not yet posted to the web page for Congress. When it is, this post will be revised … Continue reading
On December 28, the Arizona voters who want a special election to fill Senator John McCain’s Senate seat filed this brief. The case is Tedards v Ducey, 2:18cv-4241. McCain died in August 2018 and the state proposes not to hold … Continue reading
