On March 14, an important vote occurred in the U.S. Senate on whether to disapprove of President Trump’s declaration of emergency spending on a border wall. There are 53 Republicans. Twelve of them (22.6%) voted against President Trump. Advocates of … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On March 15, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed SB 19-42, the National Popular Vote Plan bill. Colorado is the first state to pass the bill in 2019. The last state that did so was Connecticut, last year. … Continue reading
On March 15, filing closed for candidates in the U.S. House election, North Carolina 9th district. Here is the list. There are ten Republicans, one Democrat, one Libertarian, and one Green. The only party that will hold a primary is … Continue reading
The California Senate Elections Committee will hear SB 505 on Tuesday morning, April 2. This is the bill that sets out detailed rules on how candidates get on presidential primary ballots. Existing law does not require them to file, and … Continue reading
On March 8, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Walker refused to let the National Republican Senate Committee, and the Republican Governors Association, subpoena various supporters of the lawsuit Jacobson v Ertel, n.d., 4:18cv-262. This is the lawsuit in which the … Continue reading