On January 27, a Virginia state trial court issued a ruling in McDougle v Nardo, Tazewell Circuit Court, CL25-1582. The ruling says that when the Virginia legislature passed a bill to redistrict the U.S. House district boundaries, it didn’t follow its own procedures, and therefore the law is not in effect.
There will be an appeal.
On January 27, a nonprofit group called “Democrats for an Informed Approach to Gender” filed a lawsuit to overturn an Illinois law that won’t let a group use the word “Democrat” or “Democratic” unless it gets permission from the party’s state central committee. DIAG vGiannoulias, n.d., 1:26cv-894. So far the group has registered in 40 other states and has had no problem with its name.
Here is the Complaint. The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Steven C. Seeger, a Trump appointee.
Gloria Romero, former California Senate Majority Leader, says she supports changes to the top-two system. See this story. Scroll down to the heading, “Do you support changes to California’s top two primary systems?”
She is in the news because she is running as a Republican for Lieutenant Governor, even though her career in elected partisan office in the past was as a Democrat.
The Arizona Independent Party has recruited Hugh Lytle to run for Governor. He says he will run even if the party loses the lawsuit over its name. If the party loses the lawsuit, the party would be named No Labels. See this story.
On January 26, supporters of a top-two initiative in Oklahoma say they submitted “more than 200,000 signatures”. The requirement is 172,993 signatures. See this story.
