On September 6, the voters of the Rockingham County, New Hampshire 6th district chose a new state representative. The results: Republican Kevin Janvrin 45.43%, Democrat Ryan Mahoney 37.23%, Libertarian Brendan Kelly 17.33%. Here is a story about the results. … Continue reading
New York holds a special election to fill the vacant U.S. House seat, 9th district, on September 13. Magellan Strategies, a pollster, just released a poll for this race. Three candidates are on the ballot: the nominees of the Democratic, … Continue reading
The California Senate will vote on Wednesday, September 7, on AB 1413. The bill abolishes write-in space on California general election ballots for Congress and state office. If you support write-in voting, please telephone Senate President Darrell Steinberg’s office at … Continue reading
The Portland Press Herald (Maine) has this lengthy editorial, giving the newspaper’s views of how to improve Maine’s law on public funding of candidates for state office. Thanks to Joe Trotter for the link. … Continue reading
Garrett Epps has this story, in The Atlantic, about the lawsuit filed recently by the state of Arizona to overturn Section Five of the national Voting Rights Act. Epps is critical of the state’s lawsuit, which is called State of … Continue reading
