On January 7, a Texas state trial court in Houston ordered that George Powell’s name be added to the Democratic primary ballot in a judicial race. Powell had been told that he should pay $1,500 filing fee to the party … Continue reading
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Both sides in the California lawsuit Soltysik v Padilla have agreed to postpone the trial from September 22, 2020, until January 5, 2021. This is the case in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on the California law that won’t … Continue reading
Last year California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed non-charter cities and counties to use Ranked Choice Voting for their own elections. Michael Feinstein has this op-ed at Fox & Hounds Daily, saying Newsom’s veto was … Continue reading
According to this story, Lincoln Chafee will formally announce his candidacy for the Libertarian presidential nomination on January 8 at the National Press Club. UPDATE: see this news story about Chafee’s announcement. … Continue reading
On January 7, the Wisconsin government committee on presidential primary nominations announced the names of 14 Democrats and one Republican who will appear automatically on the presidential primary ballots. Anyone not listed must petition to be on a presidential primary … Continue reading