On August 5, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe set a special U.S. House election for November 4, for the Seventh District. It will be interesting to see what rules the Virginia State Board of Elections sets out for petitioning candidates. Under … Continue reading
On August 4, attorneys for the New Hampshire Secretary of State requested, and were granted, an extension of time to respond to the lawsuit Libertarian Party of New Hampshire v Gardner. The issue is whether it is constitutional to outlaw … Continue reading
Kentucky and Kansas both have closed Republican primaries. This year, so far, the two more prominent wins for establishment Republican U.S. Senators have been in Kentucky and Kansas, where incumbents defeated “tea party” Republicans. By contrast, the two states with … Continue reading
The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader here reprints an editorial from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, condemning Pennsylvania’s ballot access laws. … Continue reading
Ken Krieger, one of the three candidates for one of the City Council seats in Peoria, Arizona, is about to decide whether to sue election officials for omitting his name from all absentee ballots. See this story. Replacement ballots have … Continue reading
