Ohio Senate Bill 10 is dead. The bill passed the State Senate unanimously last year, but it never received any action in the House. It would have eliminated primary elections when only one person files for a particular office. It would have eliminated the ability of primary voters to nominate a write-in candidate in such elections.
The 2017-2018 session is almost over. Although the Senate is in session, the House will not hold any more proceedings, so the bill can’t advance.
Historian Michael L. Rosin, who lives in New Jersey, has filed this amicus curiae brief in Guerra v Washington State, 95347-3. Like the Independence Institute amicus mentioned in the preceding post, Rosin also argues that the intent of the U.S. Constitution is to give presidential electors freedom to vote for any qualified candidate for President and/or Vice President.
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.
On December 17, Maine Republican Congressman Bruce Poliquin and some voters who support him filed a notice of appeal to the First Circuit, in Baber v Dunlap. This is the case that argues the U.S. Constitution does not permit ranked choice voting in federal elections. In the First Circuit, it is case 18-2250. Thanks to Steve Kamp for this news.
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.
