Joel Searby, for the Centrist Project, has this article about the 2018 independent candidates who have announced so far. Searby was campaign manager for Evan McMullin, independent presidential candidate in November 2016 who got 731,733 votes. Thanks to IVN for … Continue reading
On February 9, the 4th circuit stayed the U.S. District Court order in North Carolina Democratic Party v Berger, 18-1150. The vote was 2-1. Judges Stephanie Thacker (an Obama appointee) and Paul Niemeyer (a Bush Sr. appointee) were in the … Continue reading
Ballotpedia is already collecting and making available lists of 2018 candidates for all statewide office, in all states, even though filing deadlines are still in the future in almost all states. Ballotpedia searches for information about candidate announcements to help … Continue reading
On February 6, the Santa Clara, California, city council voted to put a ballot measure on the June 5 ballot. It would ask voters if they wish to use ranked choice voting for city elections, effective in 2020. See this … Continue reading
On February 7, the South Dakota House State Affairs Committee passed HB 1305. It says that voter registration forms shall contain a space that will let an independent designate which party’s primary (if any) that voter prefers to vote in. … Continue reading
