On August 25, the state of Arizona filed a federal lawsuit, charging that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act violates the U.S. Constitution. Section 5 is the part that requires certain states to pre-clear election law changes. See this … Continue reading
On August 25, Public Policy Polling released this interesting poll that measures the November 2012 election if various well-known political figures ran outside the two major parties. … Continue reading
Anthony Prowell is a Tucson, Arizona Democrat who wishes to run for Congress in the 8th district in 2012. However, that seat is now held by Gabrielle Giffords, who says she is at least eight months away from deciding whether … Continue reading
On October 18, Massachusetts is holding a special election to fill the vacant State House seat in the Berkshire County 3rd district, around Pittsfield. The race will be between Green Party nominee Mark C. Miller, and a Democrat who will … Continue reading
Nationally-organized minor parties, which are traditionally under-funded, nevertheless sometimes have enough funding to provide a significant boost to a single nominee, or a handful of nominees, for important office. But such parties then have a problem deciding in an objective … Continue reading
