This newspaper story from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, describes the second day of the trial in Libertarian Party of South Dakota v Krebs, the U.S. District Court lawsuit over minor party ballot access in South Dakota. The story has a … Continue reading
On February 7, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court released an explanation for its decision from last week to find that the State Constitution forbids partisan gerrymandering. Here is the majority opinion in League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania v Commonwealth, 159 … Continue reading
On February 6, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order in North Carolina v Covington, 17A790. The lower 3-judge U.S. District Court had determined that some of the legislative district boundaries represent an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The 3-judge court had … Continue reading
On February 5, the South Dakota House State Affairs Committee passed HB 1286 by a vote of 8-4. It lowers the number of signatures for a newly-qualifying party from 2.5% of the last gubernatorial vote, to 1% of the last … Continue reading
On February 6, the New York Assembly passed AB 8917. It says that in 2018 only, the primary for state and local partisan office will be September 13 instead of September 11. September 13 is a Thursday. New York has … Continue reading
