Josh Putnam, an expert on national presidential conventions of the two major parties, here points out that the Republican rules for the 2020 national convention permit a presidential candidate to be placed in nomination if that candidate has support from … Continue reading
Richard Winger
This op-ed by Greg Orman, independent candidate for Governor of Kansas last year, is thoughtful and worth a read. … Continue reading
On January 4, the U.S. Supreme Court accepted two partisan gerrymandering cases. State governments of North Carolina and Maryland had placed these appeals in front of the Supreme Court. In each case the 3-judge U.S. District Courts had invalidated the … Continue reading
On January 3, Congressmember Steve Cohen (D-Tennessee) introduced a constitutional amendment to provide for the direct popular election of the president. The text is not yet on the web page for Congress. … Continue reading
Four New Mexico Democratic legislators have introduced HB 55, the National Popular Vote Plan bill. In 2017, the same bill passed the State Senate but not the House. The four sponsors are Representatives Gail Chasey and Daymon Ely, and Senators … Continue reading