On August 27, the North Carolina State Court of Appeals refused to issue a stay in Anglin v Berger. This means that Chris Anglin’s win of August 13 in the lower state court will stand. He will have “Republican” on … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On August 27, a 3-judge U.S. District Court again struck down North Carolina’s U.S. House districts as an unconstitutional gerrymander. Common Cause v Rucho, m.d., 1:16cv-1026. Judge James Wynn, an Obama appointee, wrote the decision. Judge W. Earl Britt, a … Continue reading
On August 27, U.S. District Court Judge Victoria A. Roberts, a Clinton appointee, enjoined Michigan’s petition for independent candidates for statewide office, which is 30,000 signatures due July 19. She said that pending further action in the case, or further … Continue reading
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont is running for re-election as an independent this year. He received enough write-in votes in the Progressive Party to be its nominee, but he turned it down. He also received enough votes in the … Continue reading
On August 23, all four candidates for U.S. House from South Dakota debated each other at Dakotafest, in Mitchell. They were Republican Dusty Johnson, Democrat Tim Bjorkman, Libertarian George Hendrickson, and independent Ron Wieczorek. Wieczorek is a supporter of Lyndon … Continue reading