On July 25, the Michigan Secretary of State filed a notice of appeal in Michigan State A. Philip Randolph Institute v Johnson, e.d., 2:16cv-11844. This is the case in which a U.S. District Court ordered Michigan to restore the straight-ticket … Continue reading
July 22 was the deadline for candidates to file for the Louisiana general election of November 8. Here is the list of candidates. For U.S. Senate, 24 candidates filed: nine Republicans, seven Democrats, two Libertarians, and six candidates who are … Continue reading
Joe Marino of Gretna, Louisiana, has been elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives, 85th district. He is a registered independent, and becomes the third independent member of that body. The Republican incumbent who had been elected in 2015 resigned … Continue reading
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory still hasn’t acted on SB 667, which was sent to him by the legislature on July 1. It changes the order of candidates on the ballot, for State Court of Appeals races. Current law says … Continue reading
According to this story, the chair of the Demoratic National Convention will be Ohio Congresswoman Marcia Fudge, not Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. There is probably no previous instance in history of a major U.S. political party switching presiding officers … Continue reading
