On June 27, the Democratic National Committee’s Rules Committee voted to change the rules for presidential conventions. Superdelegates would no longer vote for president on the first ballot, if it appeared that there would be a second ballot. See this … Continue reading
Enough write-in returns from the June 5 California primary have now been tallied to reveal that Laura Wells, a Green Party activist, came in second in the U.S. House race, 13th district, in Alameda County. See this story. The only … Continue reading
Paul Mitchell has this detailed analysis of how the California top-two system has taught major party candidates to run phony ads, with the motive of tricking the other major party’s voters into choosing the weaker opponent. … Continue reading
On June 25, the non-voting Delegate to the U.S. House from Puerto Rico, Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon, introduced HR 6211. It provides for statehood for Puerto Rico. Gonzalez-Colon is a Republican, and she has 22 Republican co-sponsors, and 14 Democratic co-sponsors. The … Continue reading
On June 27, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy said he will retire next month. Justice Kennedy has not been a friend of minor party or independent candidate ballot access. The last time the U.S. Supreme Court mentioned minor party … Continue reading
