Rick Pildes is Primary ELB Blogger Next Week
Please direct any tips and comments to Rick P.
And thanks to Guy for holding down the fort this week!
More on Constitutional Electoral Reform: Rick LaRue Responds to Henry Olsen
“Florida Omnibus Voter Suppression Law Challenge”
From the Democracy Docket. A snippet:
Lawsuit filed on behalf of the Florida State Conference of Branches and Youth Units of the NAACP, Equal Ground Education Fund, Voters of Tomorrow, Disability Rights Florida, Alianza for Progress, Alianza Center, UnidosUS… Continue reading
How are state legislatures responding to the Electoral Count Reform Act?
The Electoral Count Reform Act tweaked a number of aspects of presidential elections. Last December, I noted that state legislatures needed to reexamine their election codes. And many state legislatures have noticed and are responding appropriately.
Some responses are… Continue reading
“Roberts: Supreme Court seeks to assure public on justices’ ethics”
This story in Politico by Josh Gerstein. A snippet:
Chief Justice John Roberts signaled Tuesday that the Supreme Court is attuned to public ethics concerns about the justices, saying that he’s seeking ways to address those worries without jeopardizing the… Continue reading
(Updated with correct link) Oregon House Passes Act Calling for Ranked Choice Voting
The bill is here. For more details, see here.
“Justice Thomas and the January 6th Cases”
A Balkinization post by Gerard N. Magliocca
“Judge recommends City of Miami toss out its district map over ‘racial gerrymandering'”
A story by WLRN reporter Joshua Ceballos on this ACLU lawsuit alleging that the City of Miami’s electoral districts were racially gerrymandered. A snippet from the WLRN story:
A federal magistrate judge has recommended that the City of Miami throw… Continue reading
(Updated) Travis Crum Guest Post: Justice Scalia’s Draft Dissent from Denial of Certiorari in Rice v. Cayetano.
This is a guest post by Professor Travis Crum:
Last week, I was in Washington, DC, and stopped by the Library of Congress to check out the newly opened papers of Justice Stevens. Given my interest in the Fifteenth… Continue reading
Breaking: Kari Lake Loses Election Contest in Arizona Governor’s Race (Link to opinion)
The trial judge in this opinion found no misconduct or illegal conduct in signature verification of absentee ballots. Kari Lake loses her election contest against Katie Hobbs for Arizona’s gubernatorial race on her final remaining issues.
She can appeal, but… Continue reading
California Supreme Court Will Hear Oral Argument in Santa Monica Voting Rights Case in June After All
Initially I predicted a summer hearing for this important and delayed case under the California Voting Rights Act. Then it appeared my prediction was wrong when the June oral argument calendar came out without the Santa Monica case.
Now,… Continue reading
Analysis of Alaska’s Open Primary and Ranked Choice System
Sightline Institute conducted this analysis of Alaska’s voting system. Key findings:
In 2022, Alaska held its first elections with open primaries and ranked choice voting.
Sightline analyzed the diversity of Alaska legislative classes from 2008 to 2022 in four areas:… Continue reading
“Feinstein’s return leaves her party on edge”
A story in Politico by Katherine Tully-McManus and Nicholas Wu on Dianne Feinstein. A snippet:
Dianne Feinstein has taken on a noticeably lighter schedule since she came back from California. She appears in the Senate only at committee hearings or… Continue reading
Handing off blogging to Guy-Uriel Charles
Send your tips and questions to Guy! I’m grateful for the opportunity to step in this week and have cleared out my queue of pending legal questions for the moment….