Recently, the Oregon group that backs STAR Voting announced it is about to start circulating its statewide initiative. STAR voting is somewhat similar to Ranked Choice Voting. But STAR voting lets voters rank each candidate with between zero and five “stars”. See the STAR website for more information.
Ballot Access News
January 2023 – Volume 38, Number 8
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On January 26, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced a proposed constitutional amendment for term limits for members of Congress. Here is the text. Thanks to Michael Drucker for the link.
Starting in 1995, most sessions of Congress have had such proposed amendments. Cruz himself introduced the same one in each of the last three sessions of Congress.
This CNN article explains that many states’ 2020 census redistricting laws are still in court. For U.S. House districts alone, the boundaries could be changed by courts in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, and Utah. Thanks to Michael Drucker for the link.
On January 25, the Alaska initative to repeal the top-four system was launched. It needs 26,705 signatures (10% of the number of voters who cast a ballot in November 2022). The initiative would restore the ability of parties to have nominees, and end ranked choice voting.
There are also three bills in the legislature to return to the pre-2022 system, but they aren’t expected to pass. They are SB 2 by Senator Mike Shower (R-Wasilla); HB 1 by Representative George Rauscher (R-Sutton); and HB 4 by Representative Sarah Vance (R-Homer).
