The Washington State Supreme Court will hear Guerra v Washington State, 95347-3, on January 22, 2019.  This is the case over whether the state can fine presidential electors who vote for someone for president who did not win the popular vote in that state.  The Independence Institute has filed an amicus curiae brief in the case, arguing that the intent of the U.S. Constitution and the people who wrote it was to let presidential electors make their own decision as to who to vote for in the electoral college.

Even though Nebraska has conducted presidential primaries for decades, in 2016 the Nebraska Democratic Party used its own caucus to choose delegates to its national convention, and ignored the results of its primary.  But on December 8, the party’s state central committee voted to use its presidential primary in 2020 to choose delegates.  Thanks to Frontloading HQ for this news.

A bill has already been drafted for the Maryland 2019 legislature session, to let Montgomery County use either ranked choice voting or approval voting for its county officer elections.  See this story.  Thanks to Steve Goodale for the link.