The North Carolina State Board of Elections web page has election returns for the two U.S. House special elections held on September 10. One of them is very close; the other is an easy Republican win. Both races have minor … Continue reading
Connecticut State Senator Marilyn Moore is running for Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut. The election is November 5, 2019. She wanted the Working Families Party nomination, but the Working Families Party was not ballot-qualified for that office, so she had to … Continue reading
Dan Walters, who has been one of California’s longest-serving political reporters and commentators, here comments on last week’s State Court of Appeals decision that said the legislature acted illegally when it authorized public funding for campaigns in 2016. … Continue reading
On September 6, a recall petition for California Governor Gavin Newsom began to circulate. Here is the petition, which has a brief statement of why the petition is being circulated. It does not mention Newsom’s having signed the bill to … Continue reading
Minnesota has four ballot-qualified parties. The two minor parties are the Legal Marijuana Now Party and the Grassroots-Legalize Marijuana Party. In Minnesota, all ballot-qualified parties nominate by primary. Minnesota generally has secret open primaries. That means primary voters choose which … Continue reading
