On November 19, Fifth Circuit Judge Jerry E. Smith filed his dissent in the Texas redistricting case. It is very angry. See it here.
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The Federal Election Commission has an updated list of 2026 congressional primary dates. See it here. Thanks to Tony Roza for the link.
Texas Libertarian veteran party leaders Ted Brown and Pat Dixon are running for the two most important offices up in Texas in 2026. Ted Brown will run for U.S. Senate, and Pat Dixon will run for Governor. Both are former state chairs, although in Brown’s case, his service as state char was in California many years ago. Brown also ran for U.S. Senate in Texas in 2024, and he polled 267,039 votes, enough to meet the vote test for the party to remain on the ballot.
A bill is being introduced in the Quebec Provisional Parliament for proportional representation. It is supported by the Conservative Party. See this story.
The California Republican lawsuit against California’s new U.S. House district boundaries now has a three-judge panel. The three judges will be U.S. District Court Judge Josephine L. Staton (an Obama appointee); U.S. District Court Judge Wesley Hsu (a Biden appointee); and Ninth Circuit Judge Kenneth Kiyul Lee (a Trump appointee).