Late on August 26, the Maine Senate passed LD 1083, which says the state will use ranked choice voting for president, both in presidential primaries and in the general election. The bill now goes to the Governor. Thanks to Rob Richie for this news.
Lyle Denniston, a scholar of the U.S. Supreme Court, writes here about Baca v Griswold, the Tenth Circuit decision from August 21 on presidential electors. He says Colorado state officials say they haven’t decided whether or not to appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. But, as he notes, the Washington state case is on its way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Manchester Ink Link, an on-line news source for Manchester, New Hampshire, finds it newsworthy that Nicholas Sarwark, national chair of the Libertarian Party, has moved from Arizona into Manchester.
California SB 288 would allow non-citizens to run for County Central Committee in the Democratic Party, and also the Peace & Freedom Party. The bill has been amended several times. When it passed the State Senate in May, it was not even an election law bill. Here is the latest version.
Fox News has this useful summary of all the pending litigation over whether President Trump’s tax returns or other business records should be revealed.
