According to this story, the Maine Republican Party is launching a referendum petition against the law that passed last year to use ranked choice voting for president in the 2020 general election, and in future presidential primaries and elections. If the party gets enough signatures, the measure would not be in effect in November 2020. Instead, the voters would vote on whether to retain ranked choice voting for president.

The petition drive would have no effect on using ranked choice voting for congressional elections.

On January 31, Alabama State Senator Cam Ward introduced SB 70, to reduce the petition requirement for statewide non-presidential independent candidates, and new or previously unqualified parties, from 3% of the last gubernatorial vote, to 1.5%. The bill also changes the petition deadline from the date of the first primary, to the third Wednesday after the run-off primary. Thanks to Laura Lane for this news.

This article discusses what is known about the registration of each member of the U.S. Supreme Court. The article would be improved if it noted that Virginia doesn’t have registration by party.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor is a registered independent.