Heath Haussamen, editor and publisher of the non-partisan New Mexico Politics.com, here writes about the New Mexico Secretary of State’s determination to restore the straight-ticket device, even though there is no statutory authorization for it. Thanks to Rick Lass for … Continue reading
The Republican leaders in the Wisconsin legislature, and Governor Scott Walker, have dropped all attempts to derail the two special legislative elections that were the subject of a court decision last week. See this story. For a while, legislative leaders … Continue reading
Matt Taibbi has this article in Rolling Stone, “Is the two-party system doomed?” The article is really about income inequality, but the author presumes that when voters focus on that issue, the party system will radically change. Thanks to Thomas … Continue reading
On March 22, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed SB 6058, the write-in filing bill. He did delete the last section of the bill, but that part of the bill seems unimportant. Here is his message vetoing part of the bill, … Continue reading
Ninth Circuit Judge Stephen Reinhardt died unexpectedly on March 29. See this story. He was on the panel that heard Soltysik v Padilla on February 8, 2018, the California case on party labels for members of unqualified parties. The opinion … Continue reading
