On September 21, the U.S. House passed HR 8873, the “Presidential Election Reform Act”, by 229-203. All Democrats voted for it. Nine Republicans voted for it: Liz Cheney (Wyoming), Tom Rice (South Carolina), Adam Kinzinger (Illinois), Fred Upton (Michigan), John … Continue reading
On September 20, Couy Griffin asked the New Mexico Supreme Court to hear his appeal in the case in which a lower state court had removed him from office. The Court had done so under the “insurrection” clause of the … Continue reading
On September 20, the Ohio Supreme Court ordered the state to print the name of an independent candidate on the November ballot. The candidate, Terpsehore P. Maras, is running for Secretary of State. State ex rel Maras v LaRose, 2022-1083. … Continue reading
On September 16, a Texas state trial court ruled that independent legislative candidate Linda Curtis should remain on the ballot. She had been challenged by her Republican opponent. Gerdes v Scott, Travis County District Court, D-1-GN-22-3841. Texas independent candidate petition … Continue reading
On September 19, over 200 U.S. political scientists published an open letter calling for Congress to pass a bill for multi-member U.S. House districts, combined with proportional representation. The group is organized under the name “Scholars for Redistricting Reform.” See … Continue reading
