Massachusetts held primaries on September 4. The race in the Democratic primary for U.S. House, 3rd district, will be settled with a recount, because the vote totals for Lori Trahan and Daniel Koh is so close. See this story. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
The Independent Party became ballot-qualified in Louisiana in December 2016, but until now, it has not had any candidates for any federal or state office. But in this year’s congressional elections, the party has four U.S. House candidates. They are … Continue reading
This year, no Republican nominee exists in five of Florida’s 27 U.S. House districts. This is the highest number of U.S. House races in Florida with no Republican since 2006, when there was no Republican in six districts. The five … Continue reading
On September 12, the Institute for Free Speech filed this amicus curiae brief in Libertarian National Committee v Federal Election Commission, in the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit. This is the lawsuit over federal bans on large contributions from … Continue reading
On September 11, Maine Governor Paul LePage, an opponent of ranked choice voting, vetoed LD 1925, a supplemental appropriation to pay for election administration for the November election. On September 12, the House sustained his veto. All of the votes … Continue reading