On February 12, the Democratic National Committee announced that the July 2016 national Democratic convention will be in Philadelphia. The last party that chose its presidential nominee in Philadelphia was the Republican Party, which met there in 2000. … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2015
On January 30, a trial court in San Diego County, California, refused to enjoin the city of Del Mar from holding an internet election on an advisory ballot measure. The court allowed the election to go ahead, despite the California … Continue reading
Andrew Gripp, adjunct professor of political science at Delaware County Community College in Media, Pennsylvania, has this essay posted at IVN. It contrasts how much freedom voters have in an open primary, with how much freedom they have in California’s … Continue reading
Greg Orman, the independent candidate last year for U.S. Senate in Kansas, has this article in The Hill. The article points out the extreme disparity between how much an individual can give to an independent candidate for federal office, versus … Continue reading
As already noted, on January 29, the Ninth Circuit heard 35 minutes of oral argument in Arizona Libertarian Party v Bennett, 13-16254. The issue is the Arizona paper voter registration form, that lists only the two largest parties and gives … Continue reading