The July 23 print edition of the Des Moines Register carries this op-ed by Jacqueline Salit, President of Independent Voting (also known as the Committee for a Unified Independent Party). It suggests that President Obama should appoint two members of … Continue reading
On July 22, Donald Trump was interviewed by Greta Van Susteren on Fox News. He said he is very seriously thinking about running for president as an independent. See here. Thanks to PoliticalWire for the link. … Continue reading
According to this story, the Maine legislature is very likely to fix the constitutional flaw in the state’s public funding law for candidates, when the legislature convenes next year. The part of the public funding law that allows extra public … Continue reading
The 9th circuit has set an August 11 deadline for briefs to be filed by the state of Washington, and by its ally, the Washington State Grange, in the pending lawsuit against the top-two system. Rebuttal briefs by the Democratic, … Continue reading
Arizona law sets the 2012 presidential primary on February 28, but the law also gives the Governor the authority to change that date. On July 21, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer suggested she is inclined to move the primary into January. … Continue reading
