The LA Progressive, an one-line news source, has this article by Michael Feinstein, about HR One, the Democratic election law bill in Congress. Feinstein criticizes the measure for making it five times more difficult for presidential candidates to qualify for primary season matching funds.
Indiana is one of seven states that lets all voters age 65 and above vote by postal ballot (without excuse), but denies the same ability to younger voters. Some Indiana voters who are under age 65 have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case, on whether the 26th Amendment prohibits such disparate treatment. Tully v Okeson, 20-1244. The 26th Amendment says, “The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.”
The Seventh Circuit had ruled that the 26th amendment does not apply to this situation. Here is the cert petition.
On March 9, the Hawaii Senate unanimoously passed SB 560. It provides for ranked choice voting in special elections. The bill now goes to the House.
The Fulcrum has this article by Michael Feinstein. It points out that HR One, the Democratic election law bill that has already passed the U.S. House, injures minor party presidential campaigns by making it five times more difficult to qualify for primary season matching funds. Thanks to the Institute for Free Speech for the link.
The Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives has just published “Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 2020.” It has the November election returns for president and each house of Congress, by state. There are charts in the back showing the national total vote each party, for each house of Congress. The booklet is 81 pages long and will be in print later. For now it can be seen on-line. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link.
The Federal Election Commission also publishes a book of election returns every two years, for all federal office. The FEC book includes primaries, whereas the Clerk’s book does not. However the FEC usually takes a year to publish its book, so it isn’t out yet.
The Clerk has been publishing a similar book every two years starting in 1920.
