On May 24, groups associated with the Michigan Democratic Party filed a lawsuit in federal court. It alleges that Michigan violated the U.S. Constitution when it repealed the straight-ticket device. Michigan State A. Philip Randolph Institute v Johnson, e.d., 2:16cv-11844. … Continue reading
On May 26, a PPIC Poll was released for California races, including U.S. Senate. The Senate results: Kamala Harris 27%, Loretta Sanchez 19%, Tom Del Beccaro 8%, Ron Unz 6%, Duf Sundheim 3%, someone else 6%, don’t know 31%. Scroll … Continue reading
On May 22, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton signed SF 2985, which establishes presidential primaries in future years. All ballot-qualified parties could have a presidential primary. However, the date would be set by the two parties that polled the largest vote … Continue reading
On May 24, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) introduced the “Presidential Tax Transparency Act”. It requires the U.S. Treasury to release copies of the tax returns of presidential candidates to the Federal Election Commission. Then, the FEC would release them … Continue reading
Although California abolished write-in space in November for Congress and partisan state office, it still allows write-ins in the primary for those offices. Under the top-two system, minor parties sometimes have members who file for write-in status in the primary, … Continue reading
