Soudth Carolina permits fusion, although it isn’t used very much, because if a candidate seeks the nomination of two parties, and he or she loses either nomination, then that candidate can’t have the other party’s nomination either. Despite this damper … Continue reading
New Mexico elects its State House this year, for all 70 districts. The State Senate seats are not up; they are only up in presidential years. Among the 70 State House races, only one candidate is on the ballot in … Continue reading
On September 10, the Libertarian National Committee filed this brief in Libertarian National Committee v Federal Election Commission, 18-5227. This is the case over whether it is constitutional to forbid political parties from receiving large bequests as soon as the … Continue reading
Georgia held primaries on May 22, but the state still doesn’t know the identity of the Republican nominee for State House, 28th district. The results were certified shortly after the primary, and they showed that incumbent Republican Dan Gasaway was … Continue reading
In November 2018, 61% of Georgia’s legislative races have only one candidate on the ballot. There are 56 State Senate seats and 180 State House seats. From those 236 races, Democrats aren’t running anyone in 77 races, and Republicans aren’t … Continue reading
