12 Dec

Final Utah election returns show that Proposition Four, setting up an independent redistricting commission for U.S. House and state legislative boundaries, passed with 50.3% of the vote.  The final tally is:  yes 512,218; no 505,274. The measure failed in 25 of Utah’s 29 counties.Source: Utah Initiative for Nonpartisan Redistricting Passed, Even Though it Lost in 25 of Utah’s 29 Counties...

22:25 / 2018 / Gerrymandering / initiative / Redistricting / states / Utah / vblog / y class
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12 Dec

The U.S. Supreme Court had asked the Utah government to respond by January 2, in Utah Republican Party v Cox.  This is the case over whether the First Amendment freedom of association clause protects a party’s right to decide for itself how it nominates.Source: Utah Government Asks U.S. Supreme Court for More Time to Respond to Republican Case...

22:25 / ballot access / parties / Utah / vblog / y class
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11 Dec

As November’s election results become clear, so does a new California conundrum: Voters may like the top-two primary — which doesn’t guarantee any political party a spot on the fall ballot — but a lot of them skipped last month’s contests in which the only choices were candidates with theSource: Millions of California voters saw same-party races on November's ballot...

01:24 / 2018 / California / top-two / vblog
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09 Dec

THE BIG IDEA: More than a month after the midterms, the results in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District still haven’t been certified because of credible allegations of election fraud. It’s possible a second race will be held.Source: The Daily 202: This week foreshadows the continuing escalation of the voting wars...

04:17 / 2018 / election administration / election integrity / Election Law / vblog
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