The Memphis, Tennessee city council has voted to ask the voters whether or not to use ranked choice voting in elections for city office. See this story. The issue will be on the November 2018 ballot. Thanks to Electionline for … Continue reading
On January 31, the Utah House Government Operations Committee passed HB 68. It gives a political party that is entitled to a primary the power to tell candidates that if they want that party’s nomination, they must choose one method … Continue reading
On January 17, the Arizona House Local & International Affairs Committee defeated HB 2032 by 5-2. It would have forced Tucson to use non-partisan elections for city office. Tucson currently is the only city in Arizona that uses partisan elections.
On February 7, the U.S. District Court Judge assigned to the lawsuit North Carolina Democratic Party v Berger issued an order. She had ruled last week that the state must hold 2018 judicial primaries for the State Supreme Court and … Continue reading
On January 31, a U.S. District Court issued a 12-page order in Citizens for Fair Representation v Padilla, e.d., 2:17cv-973. This is the lawsuit that says because California’s legislative districts have such huge populations (virtually 1,000,000 for State Senate, and … Continue reading
