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
Indiana holds partisan city elections on November, 2019. An independent candidate for Mayor of Logansport, Terry Doran, complied with the petition requirement, according to local elections officials. But the local Democratic Party challenged his petition because the number of signatures … Continue reading
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s web page makes it easy for anyone to comment on SB 27, the bill to keep presidential candidates off a presidential primary ballot if they don’t release income tax returns. The web page has a place … Continue reading
Oral arguments began on July 25, Thursday, in U.S. District Court in Atlanta in Curling v Raffensperger, n.d., 1:17cv-2989. The issue is whether Georgia’s continuing use of vote-counting machines with no paper trail violates the U.S. Constitution. At stake is … Continue reading
