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High Court Accepts Case Involving Independent Voters

UPDATE: An important court case that could change the way the court views partisanship in the courtroom will be heading to the Supreme Court on March 25th. At stake is

By Richard Winger

March 9, 2020

S.D. Bill Makes It Easier for Third Parties to Stay on Ballot

On February 27, the South Dakota Senate unanimously passed HB 1012. The bill is now on its way to the governor. No legislator in either house voted against this bill.

By Richard Winger

March 1, 2018

Reports: Penn. Justices Appear Open to Striking Down Gerrymandered Map

On January 17, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court heard League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania v Commonwealth, a partisan gerrymandering case challenging congressional redistricting in Pennsylvania. Here is a Pittsburgh Post

By Richard Winger

January 18, 2018

Court Grants Johnson, Stein Extension in Anti-Trust Case Against Debate Commission

Gary Johnson and Jill Stein still plan to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Johnson v. Commission on Presidential Debates, their case using federal anti-trust law to

By Richard Winger

November 27, 2017

Petition Gathering Begins to Restore Maine Ranked Choice Voting

On Monday, Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap approved the petition form for supporters of ranked choice voting to use, to repeal the anti-ranked-choice bill that the legislature

By Richard Winger

November 7, 2017

SCOTUS Refuses to Delay Penn. Gerrymandering Case

On November 3, Justice Samuel Alito refused a request by Pennsylvania state officials to delay a trial in League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania v Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. That case,

By Richard Winger

November 6, 2017

It's Not Me; It's You: Kansas Businessman "Breaks Up" with GOP to Form New Party

Kansas businessman Scott Morgan has announced that he is hoping to organize a new party, for Kansas, to be called “Party of the Center.” He will try to get it

By Richard Winger

November 1, 2017

Johnson Takes Debate Fight to Supreme Court Steps

Gary Johnson and Jill Stein plan to file a cert petition with the U.S. Supreme Court on October 26 in Johnson v. Commission on Presidential Debates. On the same

By Richard Winger

October 25, 2017

Debate Commission Quietly Removes Corporate Sponsors from Website

According to an article written by Our American Initiative, and published on The Jack News, the web page of the Commission on Presidential Debates no longer lists the sponsors of

By Richard Winger

October 23, 2017

Princeton Study: Future Presidential Elections More Likely to Look Like 2016

Data scientists Vinad Bakthavachalam and Jake Fuentes have published this study of the Electoral College. They estimate that in future U.S. presidential elections in which the popular vote margin

By Richard Winger

October 9, 2017

How You Can Help Fix Ballot Access Laws in North Carolina

As already noted on October 5, the North Carolina legislature passed the ballot access bill, SB 656 -- titled the "Electoral Freedom Act." There is a danger that Governor

By Richard Winger

October 6, 2017

New Lawsuit Filed to Get Ranked Choice Voting in Santa Fe

The voters of Santa Fe, New Mexico, passed a ballot measure in 2008 saying the city should use ranked choice voting in city elections. The city still hasn’t implemented

By Richard Winger

October 5, 2017