Louisiana elects all its state legislators in the odd year just before presidential election years. All state legislators in both houses get four-year terms. The last election for Louisiana legislature was in 2007. Louisiana has used “top-two” in all state … Continue reading
A post at this site on October 17 mentioned the U.S. House elections held in Louisiana while that state used “top-two”. This is a supplementary post concerning U.S. Senate elections in Louisiana. That state held ten U.S. Senate elections during … Continue reading
See freeandequal.org to watch the hour-long CATO event on October 13 on ballot access. Speaking are Professor James Bennett, and Theresa Amato, each of whom has published a book this year on ballot access laws, and related topics. Also speaking … Continue reading
Critics of “top-two” sometimes argue that “top-two” is even more favorable to incumbent office-holders than normal elections are. A look at Louisiana’s U.S. House elections, 1978 through 2006, tends to confirm this criticism. Louisiana held 120 regularly-scheduled U.S. House elections … Continue reading
MSNBC’s “First Read” page of news about election campaigns has this interesting story about the New Jersey gubernatorial race. It mentions details from the tax returns of the three candidates who get the most publicity (the Democrat, the Republican, and … Continue reading
