On November 5, 2019, the voters of Virginia’s 30th House district elected a write-in candidate. Nick Freitas, who was the incumbent, received 14,694 write-ins. His only opponent, Ann Ridgeway, the Democrat, who was the only name printed on the ballot, … Continue reading
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On December 5, three of the five County Commissioners for Transylvania County, North Carolina, said they are changing their registration from Republican to independent. They are David Guice, Mike Hawkins, and Page Lemel. See this story. Hawkins and Lemel are … Continue reading
On December 6, the California Secretary of State released the list of presidential primary candidates. There are 20 Democrats, 7 Republicans, 5 American Independent Party candidates, 13 Libertarians, 5 Greens, and two Peace & Freedom candidates. Howie Hawkins is on … Continue reading
On November 19, Pennsylvania State Senator John Yudichak said he has changed his registration from Democratic to independent. He has been in the legislature since 1998. He is only 49 years old, so presumably he will run for re-election when … Continue reading
On December 6, the U.S. Supreme Court accepted Carney v Adams, 19-309. This is the case over the provision of the Delaware Constitution that says in most state courts, the only persons who can be appointed are members of a … Continue reading