Florida will recount all the ballots cast for Governor, U.S. Senator, and Agriculture Commissioner. Those are the only statewide offices that were on the ballot this week, except for Attorney General and Chief Financial Officer. See this story. Probably at … Continue reading
The Conservative Party appeared on the Illinois ballot this week, for the jointly elected offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor. Preliminary election returns show it received 4.28% of the vote. According to this story, the Illinois State Board of Elections … Continue reading
California has millions of votes remaining to be counted, so it isn’t easy to make observations about the final returns. But already it is obvious that a large proportion of voters cast a blank ballot for the two statewide offices … Continue reading
Janavi Mehta, a writer for the student newspaper The Guilfordian, at Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina, has a strikingly clear and concise column explaining the role of minor parties in the U.S. Thanks to Ken Bush for the link. … Continue reading
On November 8, the Montana Green Party filed this 19-page brief in Montana Green Party v Stapleton, 6:18cv-87. The issues are two aspects of the petition procedure for new parties: (1) the March 15 deadline is too early; (2) the … Continue reading
