On February 12, the Michigan Senate unanimously passed SB 44, which moves the presidential primary from February to the third Tuesday in March, which would be March 15 in 2016. … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2015
According to this story, U.S. Senator Rand Paul has asked the Kentucky Republican State Committee to authorize a March 2016 caucus to choose delegates to the Republican national convention. If the party accepts this idea, then Paul won’t need to … Continue reading
In at least ten U.S. House races in November 2014, the losing major party nominee spent at least $1,000,000 more than the other major party nominee. Some of the incumbents who lost are on this list. See the list here. … Continue reading
Chicago alderman JoAnn Thompson died on February 9. She had been running for re-election in the February 24 non-partisan city election, so naturally her name was already on the ballot. The Board of Elections is removing her name from the … Continue reading
On February 12, U.S. District Court Judge Andrea Wood held a status conference in Libertarian Party of Illinois v Illinois State Board of Elections, n.d., 1:12cv-2511. This is the case that challenges the requirement that a newly-qualifying party must run … Continue reading