On June 8, the Seventh Circuit agreed with the U.S. District Court that Tippecanoe County, Indiana, can’t bar the Higher Society from holding a rally on the county courthouse steps, because the county lets certain other groups hold meetings on those steps. The Higher Society works for legalization of marijuana. Higher Society of Indiana v Tippecanoe County, 17-1089. Thanks to How Appealing for the link.
On June 7, a Georgia state trial court heard oral arguments and witnesses in a case that challenges the state’s vote-counting machines. Here is a description of the testimony of witnesses on both sides, written by Garland Favorito, who was at the hearing. The machines have no audit trail.
The election returns probably won’t be known until 4 a.m. London time, but British exit polls suggest that no party got a majority of the 650 seats in the House of Commons.
The June 8 Portland (Maine) Press Herald has this editorial, asking the legislature to make it possible to implement ranked choice voting by amending the Maine Constitution. Thanks to IVN for the link.
On June 7 and June 8, Maine LD 1571 passed second reading in both houses of the legislature. The bill says a newly-qualifying party has two elections, not just one, to satisfy the requirements to remain on the ballot. It also slightly improves the deadline for a newly-qualifying party, from December of the year before the election, to January of the election year.
