New York and New Jersey have the nation’s most unfair ballot format, but news stories about that are very rare. However, the Chelsea News, a New York city publication, has this story about how unfair the November 2025 ballot is to Andrew Cuomo. The story has a picture of the ballot.
The Sightline Institute, a think-tank in Seattle, has published this paper by Al Vanderklipp. It recommends that Washington state transform its top-two system into a top-four, Alaska-Type system.
As reported earlier, last week the North Carolina legislature redrew the U.S. House district boundaries. On October 27, some voters who had already been challenging the old district boundaries filed an amended complaint to challenge the new districts as well. Here is the filing. Williams v Hall, m.d., 1:23cv-1057. The case is before a 3-judge panel consisting of Judges Thomas Schroeder, Allison Rushing, and Richard E. Myers.
Congressmember Randy Fine (R-Florida) has introduced HR 5817. It says no one may be elected to Congress who is citizen of both the United States and some other nation. Here is the text. It would be unconstitutional under the U.S. Supreme Court decision U.S. Term Limits v Thornton. That decision said neither Congress nor any state may add to the qualifications listed in the U.S. Constitution.
WHYY, a public television station in Philadelphia that also covers southern New Jersey, has this article about the Socialist Workers Party nominee for Governor of New Jersey. It is unusual for SWP candidates to get this type of media attention.
