On April 15, a South Dakota state court upheld the 2012 election of Dedrich Koch as States’ Attorney for Jerauld County, even though he lived (and still lives) in a neighbor county, and even though he had simultaneously also run … Continue reading
Fairfax, California, a small city in Marin County, is believed to be the only city in the United States in which a majority of members of the city’s governing body are members of the Green Party. Fairfax, like all cities … Continue reading
On April 16, the California Senate Judiciary Committee passed SB 213, which repeals residency requirements for petitioners. The bill had previously passed the Senate Elections Committee. … Continue reading
On April 16, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo asked the state legislature to repeal the Wilson-Pakula law, which gives county political party leaders the power to decide whether to let non-member candidates run in party primaries. If that law were … Continue reading
The four ballot-listed candidates for U.S. House, in Missouri’s 8th district, are invited to debate each other on May 28. See this story. The debate will be televised. The four candidates are the nominees of the Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, and … Continue reading
