Arizona State Representative Tim Dunn (R-Yuma) has introduced HB 2378. It would provide that presidential primaries use ranked choice voting.
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Indiana State Representative Ethan Manning (R-Denver) has introduced HB 1134. It would require some statewide candidates nominated by minor qualified parties to submit a petition of 4,500 signatures, with at least 500 from each U.S. House district. See it here. The details are not spelled out.
The bill makes no theoretical sense. Candidates of parties that have primaries must submit such petitions, but the purpose of those petitions is to keep primary ballots from being crowded. But that rationale doesn’t apply to parties that nominate by convention.
The only party that nominates by convention in Indiana is the Libertarian Party.
The District of Columbia Board of Elections has posted registration data for December 31, 2020. See it here. The percentages are: Democratic 76.41%; Republican 5.71%; Green .73%; Libertarian .40%; independent and miscellaneous 16.74%.
The September 30, 2020 percentages were: Democratic 76.76%; Republican 5.69%; Green .72%; Libertarian .39%; independent and miscellaneous 16.44%.
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Kelly v Pennsylvania, 20-810, at its February 19 conference. This is the case filed by supporters of Donald Trump, who argue that the U.S. Constitution does not permit the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to have changed some election laws relating to voting in 2020. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court eased absentee balloting because of covid. Here is the cert petition, which was filed December 11, 2020. The U.S. Supreme Court already refused to expedite this case.
On January 25, the Dominion Voting Systems company sued Rudolph Giuliani for defamation. U.S. Dominion, Inc., v Giuliani, District of Columbia U.S. District Court, 1:21cv-213. Here is the 107-page Complaint. There are also 227 exhibits.
Even if you normally don’t read legal documents, consider reading this one. There are lots of pictures of Giuliani on various television interviews.