On October 22, Senator Daniel Thatcher, the only Forward Party state legislator in the nation, said he will resign his seat this year. Under Utah law, when there is a vacancy in a legislative seat, the party of that former … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On October 22, the North Carolina House passed SB 249, the bill to alter the boundaries of two U.S. House districts. The vote was 66-48. The bill had passed the Senate the day before. North Carolina doesn’t have the referendum, … Continue reading
On October 22, an Eagleton Institute of Politics Poll released figures for the New Jersey gubernatorial race: Democratic 50%, Republican 45%, “someone else” 3%, undecided 2%. See the results here. Scroll down to the first data page. There are only … Continue reading
On October 21, the state of Arizona filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. House of Representatives, to obtain a ruling that Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva may take the oath of office from any person who is eligible to administer the … Continue reading
Frank Morano, a Republican member of the New York City council, has this op-ed boosting Ranked Choice Voting. … Continue reading