Two Republican members of the U.S. House have introduced a bill to outlaw ranked choice voting in federal elections. The bill does not yet have a bill number. The sponsors are Nick Begich of Alaska, and Abraham Hamadeh of Arizona.
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On April 25, two Pennsylvania voters filed their brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Republican National Committee v Genser, 24-786. The issue is whether provisional ballots can be counted if the original postal ballot was disqualified, due to the voter’s having failed to put the date on the outer envelope. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court had ruled that such provisional ballots can be counted. The Republican National Committee then challenged this decision in the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that the U.S. Constitution does not permit state courts to adjudicate election law disputes pertaining to federal elections.
Here is the brief of the voters.
Canada held a national parliamentary election on April 28. Preliminary results show: Liberal 168 seats, Conservative 144, Bloc Quebecois 23, New Democratic 7, Green 1. No party won a majority. There are 343 seats, so a majority needs 172.
On April 28, a group called United Wisconsin filed a lawsuit alleging that the state Constitution requires the state to permit two parties to jointly nominate the same candidate. United Wisconsin v State Election Board, Dane County Circuit Court, 2025cv-1438.
The U.S. Supreme Court will again consider whether to hear Meadors v Erie County Board of Elections, 24-684, on May 2. It had considered this case on April 25 and did not decide that day. This is the case involving the May petition deadline for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties.