On July 18, the Third Circuit expedited Coffelt v Fawkes, 14-3280. Two of the three briefs have now been filed. The issue is whether members of qualified parties can use the independent candidate procedure. Virgin Islands elects Governor and Lieutenant … Continue reading
Scroll down to the bottom of this CNN Poll, which has these results for whom Republicans favor for the 2016 presidential nomination: Chris Christie 13%, Rand Paul 12%, Mike Huckabee 12%, Rick Perry 11%, Paul Ryan 11%, Jeb Bush 8%, … Continue reading
This Albany Times-Union story says that some Democratic candidates running in the primary for Delegate to the local Judicial Nominating Convention have been removed from the ballot, not because their petitions are invalid, but because their political opponents believe that … Continue reading
The State, the daily newspaper for Columbia, South Carolina, has this lengthy article about this year’s independent candidates running in South Carolina’s gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races. It has a great deal about some of the state’s minor parties as … Continue reading
Harry J. Enten, a political analyst, sums up the political science research on how top-two systems have worked in California and Washington. This piece appears at fivethirtyeight.com, a political science site. … Continue reading
