As noted previously, on October 5, the North Carolina legislature passed SB 656, which substantially reduces ballot access restrictions for newly-qualifying parties, and also significantly improves ballot access for independent candidates. This AP story is the only one I have … Continue reading
Making Every Vote Count is a new organization, dedicated to changing the presidential election so that the person who receives the most popular votes wins the election. See its web page here. Thanks to Justin Levitt for the link. … Continue reading
Here is a link to the recording of the U.S. Supreme Court oral argument on October 3, in the Wisconsin political gerrymandering case, Gill v Whitford. Thanks to Election Law Blog for the link. … Continue reading
According to this story, mass murderer Stephen Paddock was not registered to vote, either in Nevada nor in Florida. … Continue reading
This Politico article says Democrats may intervene in 2018 Republican primaries in certain states, and work to have the Republicans nominate the candidates who are less likely to win the general election. Thanks to PoliticalWire for the link. … Continue reading
