On February 21, Lawrence Lessig’s organization, Equal Votes, filed lawsuits against California, Massachusetts, South Carolina, and Texas, alleging that these states’ decision to award electoral votes on a winner-take-all basis violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Here is the Massachusetts … Continue reading
The Tennessee Senate State and Local Government Committee had been set to hear testimony on SB 2271. However, on February 20 the Committee postponed the hearing to March 13. The bill, along with its companion, HB 638, prohibits any municipality … Continue reading
The pundits at 538.com have a conversation about whether a new major party might arise, or whether there will be a strong independent presidential candidate in 2020 or the near future after that. … Continue reading
Darcy Richardson of Jacksonville, Florida, will be an independent candidate for the legislature this year. See this Florida Politics story. Darcy is the nation’s foremost historian of minor parties and independent presidential candidates, with approximately a dozen books published on … Continue reading
On February 15, the New Hampshire Senate defeated SB 362 by 10-14. It would have required presidential candidates in the presidential primary, and in the general election, to release their income tax returns for the last three years. It also … Continue reading
