On January 25, Washington SB 6191 passed the Senate Rules Committee. It says that any presidential elector who does not vote for the nominee of his party is deemed to be disqualified. The bill does not cover independent presidential electors; apparently the bill’s authors assumed that no independent presidential candidate will ever carry Washington state. The bill repeals the $1,000 fine for presidential electors who are “disobedient.” Thanks to Jim Riley for this news.
The San Diego Union Tribune has this story about Democratic Party fears that the California top-two system will deprive them of having a candidate on the November 2018 ballot for U.S. House, 49th district.
Of course, Democrats control California state government, and any Democratic legislator is free to introduce a proposed constitutional amendment repealing top-two.
Professor Justin Levitt has revived his blog, “All About Redistricting” (redistricting.lls.edu). This is good timing, because lawsuits over redistricting have not been so numerous since the 1960’s and early 1970’s. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link.
Ballot Access News
January 1, 2018 – Volume 33, Number 8
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On January 26, the Venezuela Supreme Court ruled that two or more parties will no longer be allowed to jointly nominate the same candidate. The decision is seen as a blow to the opposition parties. See this story.
