On July 3, the California legislature passed SB 1272, which says the following ballot measure will be on the November 2014 ballot: “Shall the Congress of the United States propose, and the California Legislature ratify, an amendment or amendments to … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2014
Mark Schauer, the Democratic nominee for Governor of Michigan this year, voted in the Michigan Republican presidential primary on February 28, 2012, according to this story. Technically, Schauer is not yet the Democratic nominee for Governor. The primary is August … Continue reading
Paul Hogarth has this detailed analysis of how California’s top-two system has worked in both 2012 and 2014. It appears at Daily Kos, and the impetus for the analysis was the New York Times op-ed by U.S. Senator Charles Schumer … Continue reading
On July 23, Gravis Marketing released a poll for the Montana U.S. Senate and U.S. House races. The Senate results: Republican Steve Daines 45%, Democrat John Walsh 41%, Libertarian Roger Roots 6%, undecided 8%. The U.S. House results: Republican Ryan … Continue reading
The Los Angeles Times has this story about the California write-in candidates who placed second in the June 2014 primary. In all cases, a write-in candidate only placed second when only one candidate had filed to be on the June … Continue reading