The Independent Party of Oregon is asking its members to participate in a party-administered presidential primary. Names on the ballot will be Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, and “None of the Above.” This primary is … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On June 25, Iceland held a presidential election. Five candidates were on the ballot. The winner, with 39.7% of the vote, is Gudni Johannesson. He is an independent candidate and says he has never been a member of a party. … Continue reading
On June 21, eleven judges of the Ninth Circuit re-heard Public Integrity Alliance v City of Tucson, 15-16142. Tucson has partisan city elections. Each of the six wards has its own primary for city council. But in the general election, … Continue reading
Two presidential polls were released on June 26 that include four candidates. The ABC News/Washington Post poll is here. See question five. The results: Clinton 47%; Trump 37%; Johnson 7%; Stein 3%; other or none 4%; no opinion 3%. The … Continue reading
On June 22, the Nevada Secretary of State told the Green Party that its party petition only had 4,784 valid signatures. It needed 5,431. The Nevada deadline for that petition was June 2. But back in 1992, a U.S. District … Continue reading
George Will has told an audience that he recently changed his Maryland voter registration from “Republican” to “independent.” See this story. … Continue reading