The Post Bulletin, daily newspaper for Rochester, Minnesota, has this article, in which the reporter asked leaders of the Independence Party about their thoughts on the party’s future. The party lost its status as a qualified party at the November … Continue reading
The Chicago Reader, the largest free weekly newspaper in Chicago, has commentary that criticizes the Illinois election law that requires candidates for Chicago citywide office to obtain 12,500 valid signatures. The Mayoral election is in February 2015, which means the … Continue reading
On November 15, Virgin Islands election authorities finished the canvass of the November 4 vote. Incumbent State Senator Alicia “Chucky” Hansen, an independent, received fewer than half as many write-in votes as needed to win. See this story. She had … Continue reading
In a race that could take several more weeks to resolve, challenger Patty Lopez leads incumbent Raul Bocanegra in California Assembly District 39. Both are Democrats, a result of California’s Top-Two system. Consequently, the result will not effect the partisan … Continue reading
On November 17, a Michigan House committee will hold a hearing on HB 5974. Introduced by Representative Pete Lund (R-Macomb County), it says the winner of the popular vote for president in Michigan will get nine electoral votes, and then … Continue reading
