On April 20, the North Carolina House passed HB 8 by a vote of 69-48. It converts elections for Justice of the Supreme Court, and Judges on State Appeals Courts, from non-partisan elections to partisan elections. These judicial elections had … Continue reading
On April 21, the Nevada Assembly defeated AB 320. It would have converted all county executive elected offices from partisan to non-partisan elections. All 17 of the Democrats voted “no.” Republicans mostly voted “yes”; there were 18 Republicans who voted … Continue reading
On April 27, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Citizen Center v Colorado Secretary of State, 14-998, which could have resolved whether the U.S. Constitution protects secrecy in voting. Also on April 27, the U.S. Supreme Court did not … Continue reading
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) will soon introduce a bill to require states to let individuals register to vote on-line. See this story. The U.S. Constitution will require the bill to apply only to federal elections. If the bill were … Continue reading
This op-ed by Michael Smerconish in the Philadelphia Inquirer is partly an opinion piece, but it is also a news story. The bottom half of the column quotes Frank Fahrenkopf, Jr., co-chair of the Commission on Presidential Debates, as saying … Continue reading
