By Chris Powell By firing TaShun Bowden-Lewis, the state’s chief public defender and the first Black one, Connecticut’s formerly obscure Public Defender Services Commission has struck a belated blow for the public’s sovereignty over its own institutions. But it almost didn’t happen. Last year the commission was upset by Bowden-Lewis’ insubordination, whereupon she accused theContinue reading “Firing restores accountability; and governor boosts ‘ranked choice’”
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Attorney general’s opinion needn’t stop ranked-choice voting
By Chris Powell With his excellent and even fascinating review last week, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong did not oppose ranked-choice voting in principle or declare it surely unconstitutional. He concluded that the concept’s constitutionality is “a close call” and so it shouldn’t be enacted without an amendment to the state Constitution. Caution is usuallyContinue reading “Attorney general’s opinion needn’t stop ranked-choice voting”
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