Some rather disturbing provisions are in this election bill (House File 954).
Not only is there a statewide ban on Ranked Choice Voting, there is a provision that allows election poll workers to challenge the citizenship of voters that will result in some voters having to cast provisional ballots. Also, the bill potentially allows private firms to become involved in maintenance of voter rolls.
Here is a story from Iowa Capital Dispatch.
The Nebraska Examiner is on the top of the evolving situation there.
The Land of Enchantment just got more enchanting, as Governor Lujan Grisham signed SB16, which allows Independent voters to vote in the party primary of their choosing. A release from New Mexico Open Elections says that it took ten years of lobbying to see this election law change through.
Thanks to RIck Lass for shipping this news our way.
This abstract claims that Alaska voters in 2022 had more candidate choices for the state legislature, and the elections’ result was more moderate winning candidates, which then translated into more moderate public policies in Alaska.
Here is the latest, courtesy of electionlawblog.org.
Here is a story from Friday, April 4 about the Appeals Court ruling that was stayed today by the North Carolina Supreme Court.
