On October 4, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Merrill v Milligan, 21-1086. It lasted two hours. There will be many news stories about the oral argument. Here is the Reuters story, which isn’t very detailed. The issue is … Continue reading
This news story says Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson is pondering whether to appeal the decision of a U.S. District Court that struck down the Arkansas ballot access requirement for new and minor parties. … Continue reading
Maryland Matters, a nonpartisan, nonprofit news source for Maryland politics and government, has this story about the Libertarian Party nominee for Governor, David Lashar. … Continue reading
On October 3, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Kowall v Benson, 21-1360, the case that challenged Michigan’s strict term limits law for legislative candidates. Thanks to Thomas Jones for this news.
Emily Hoeven, author at the CalMatters website, here writes about California’s partisan statewide elections. As she points out, they are stunningly predictable. Ever since top-two took system effect in 2011, Democrats have won every statewide race, generally with a big … Continue reading
