Independent U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders is up for re-election in Vermont this year. The Progressive Party has always been closely associated with Sanders, but Sanders has never run for office under its label. The only labels he has run under … Continue reading
On July 18, the California Supreme Court removed Proposition 9 from the ballot. This is the initiative to split California into three states. See this story. … Continue reading
Joe Mathews has this column on California voter turnout at Fox and Hounds. He says that if one conceives of the June event in California as the general election, and then one compares it to past general elections, the top-two … Continue reading
New Mexico election law generally requires all candidates for Congress and state office to file petitions, to get on the ballot, no matter how they are running. Candidates need petitions to get on a primary ballot; minor party nominees (who … Continue reading
Former Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman has recommended that New York voters in the 14th U.S. House district vote against the Democratic nominee, and in favor of Working Families Party nominee Joseph Crowley. See this story. … Continue reading
