According to this story, former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has said publicly he won’t vote for Donald Trump for President, even though Schwarzenegger has always before voted for the Republican nominee for President. Schwarzenegger doesn’t say who he will vote for.

This is ironic, because Schwarzenegger was one of the biggest backers of the California top-two system. The California top-two system has no effect on presidential elections in California or any other state. But if the California top-two system did control California presidential elections, then voters would be forced to vote for either Hillary Clinton, or Donald Trump, or else to skip voting entirely. Thanks to Carla Marinucci for the link.

On October 24, U.S. District Court Judge Janet Neff, a Bush Jr. appointee, enjoined the Michigan law that makes it a crime for anyone to photograph his or her own voted ballot. The Michigan law is more severe than similar laws in other states. The mere act of snapping the picture is a crime, even if the photographer doesn’t show the picture to anyone else. Furthermore it is illegal in Michigan for anyone except institutional media to even use a cell phone inside a polling place.

The case is Crookston v Johnson, w.d., 1:16cv-1109. Here is the decision. The state argued that the injunction should not be granted because the lawsuit was filed too close to the election. It was filed September 9, 2016. The court did not agree that the case had been filed too late. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.

On October 24, two Colorado voters filed a federal lawsuit to overturn the state law that makes it illegal for any voter to photograph his or her voted ballot and show that to anyone else. Hill v Williams, U.S. District Court, 1:16cv-2627. Here is the Complaint. Similar laws in Indiana and New Hampshire have recently been struck down as a violation of the free speech portion of the First Amendment. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.