On October 30, four Philadelphia polling place officials, all Democrats, were indicted for actions they took on March 21, 2017, the day the special legislative election was held in the 197th House district. This is the election in which the … Continue reading
On October 23, the Commission on Presidential Debates filed this amicus curiae brief in defense of its current policy on whom it invites into the presidential debates. This is in the lawsuit called Level the Playing Field v Federal Election … Continue reading
A U.S. District Court in Arkansas will hold a trial in Moore v Martin, e.d. 4:14cv-65, on December 12, 2017. The issue is whether the state really needs a March petition deadline for non-presidential independents in order to have enough … Continue reading
A Quinnipiac Poll was released on October 30 for the Virginia gubernatorial election next week. It has an interesting breakdown of the vote by various groups of voters. It shows that 6% of independents support Cliff Hyra, the Libertarian nominee. … Continue reading
The new North Carolina ballot access law for parties says a party is on the ballot if its presidential nominee was on the ballot in at least 35 states in the last presidential election. The State Board of Elections is … Continue reading
