The District of Columbia defines a qualified party as a group that polled at least 7,500 votes for one of the partisan districtwide offices, which are Mayor, Attorney General, Delegate to the U.S. House, Chair of the City Council, and … Continue reading
Illinois held its primaries on March 20. As has been well-reported, Arthur Jones, a Neo-Nazi, won the Republican nomination for U.S. House, 3rd district. Unofficial tallies show he received 16,458 votes. No one was on the ballot against him, and … Continue reading
Every election year, California has 100 legislative seats up for election (all 80 Assembly seats, and half of the 40 State Senate seats). In 2018, only 95 Republicans filed to be on the primary ballot to run for a legislative … Continue reading
On March 27, U.S. District Court Judge Mark E. Walker, an Obama appointee, ruled that the U.S. Constitution requires Florida to have objective standards to determine which ex-felons may regain their voting rights. Hand v Scott, n.d., 4:17cv-128. Here is … Continue reading
On March 27, State Senator Robert Krist asked a U.S. District Court to dismiss his challenge to the 10% petition requirement for non-presidential independents that the Nebraska legislature passed in 2016. He had filed the lawsuit when he expected to … Continue reading
