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.
The bill in the US House to admit Puerto Rico as a state, HR 1965, now has 21 co-sponsors. One was added on August 23.
