This summary in the Gotham Gazette, about the September 12 New York city primary results for Mayor and other city office, says the turnout was quite poor, and that Sal Albanese appears to have won the Reform Party primary. … Continue reading
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On September 13, Nebraska State Senator Bob Krist said he will run for Governor of Nebraska in 2018 on a “Unity ticket”, which seems to say he will form a new party called the Unity Party. See this story. However, … Continue reading
The Eighth Circuit will hear Libertarian Party of Arkansas v Martin, 16-3794, on Wednesday, September 20. On September 12, the panel of judges assigned to the case sent a letter to both sides, asking them to be prepared to discuss … Continue reading
The Sacramento Bee has this op-ed by Secretary of State Alex Padilla, advocating that the California legislature pass SB 568, the bill that moves all partisan primaries from June to March, in all election years. The California legislature is only … Continue reading
On September 12, a Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order against part of the New Hampshire voter registration law passed earlier this year. New Hampshire Democratic Party v Gardner, Hillsborough Superior Court, 2017-cv-432. The … Continue reading