On February 1, U.S. District Court Judge Tanya S. Chutkan issued a 28-page opinion in Level the Playing Field v Federal Election Commission, 1:15cv-1397, D.C. She ruled that the FEC clearly did not look at the evidence presented by the … Continue reading
On February 1, the Utah Senate unanimously passed SB 13, which, among other things, moves the petition deadline for a newly-qualifying party from February 15 of the election year, to November 30 of the year before the election. The Senate … Continue reading
On February 1, the Wyoming House committee that hears election law bills defeated HB 201, which would have set up Wyoming’s first presidential primaries. See this story. … Continue reading
On February 1, the Canadian government headed by Justin Trudeau said it will not proceed with plans for a referendum on whether to use either proportional representation or ranked-choice voting. See this story. Thanks to Thomas MacMillan for the link. … Continue reading
On February 1, 2017, the Eleventh Circuit upheld the March 2016 U.S. District Court decision that struck down Georgia’s ballot access barrier for minor party and independent presidential candidates. That March 2016 lower court decision said requiring approximately 50,000 signatures … Continue reading
