This article focuses on Amherst, Massachusetts, but also covers several other Massachusetts towns, all of whom are trying to persuade the Massachusetts legislature let them let under-age-18 individuals vote in local elections, and also individuals who are legally in the … Continue reading
This Associated Press story describes the first day of the hearing in Curling v Raffensperger, n.d., 1:17cv-2989, conducted on Thursday, July 25. Later there will probably be a similar story describing the second day, Friday. This is the lawsuit over … Continue reading
On July 25, three individuals filed a cert petition in the U.S. Supreme Court against two Alaska campaign finance laws. One individual lives in Wisconsin. He wants to contribute to the legislative campaign of his brother-in-law, who is an Alaska … Continue reading
Philadelphia elects seven city council-at-large members in November 2019. The law does not permit any party to run more than five candidates for that office, and voters can only vote for five candidates. Therefore, every election, two non-Democrats are able … Continue reading
Kevin Rennie, a former Connnecticut state legislator, writes here in the Hartford Courant that Connecticut requires too many signatures for candidates to get on a primary ballot. Candidates with substantial support at a party endorsements convention, however, do not need … Continue reading
