Heath Haussamen, editor and publisher of the non-partisan New Mexico Politics.com, here writes about the New Mexico Secretary of State’s determination to restore the straight-ticket device, even though there is no statutory authorization for it. Thanks to Rick Lass for … Continue reading
Richard Winger
The Republican leaders in the Wisconsin legislature, and Governor Scott Walker, have dropped all attempts to derail the two special legislative elections that were the subject of a court decision last week. See this story. For a while, legislative leaders … Continue reading
Matt Taibbi has this article in Rolling Stone, “Is the two-party system doomed?” The article is really about income inequality, but the author presumes that when voters focus on that issue, the party system will radically change. Thanks to Thomas … Continue reading
On March 22, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed SB 6058, the write-in filing bill. He did delete the last section of the bill, but that part of the bill seems unimportant. Here is his message vetoing part of the bill, … Continue reading
Ninth Circuit Judge Stephen Reinhardt died unexpectedly on March 29. See this story. He was on the panel that heard Soltysik v Padilla on February 8, 2018, the California case on party labels for members of unqualified parties. The opinion … Continue reading