On March 28, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Goldsmith, an Obama appointee, issued an opinion in Rhodes v Snyder, e.d., 2:17cv-14186. It says that there is nothing in the U.S. Constitution to require the Governor to call a special election … Continue reading
On March 28, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Benisek v Lamone, 17-333. Here is the 81-page transcript. The issue is the Maryland U.S. House redistricting plan adopted in 2011, which is perceived by virtually everyone as a … Continue reading
The District of Columbia defines a qualified party as a group that polled at least 7,500 votes for one of the partisan districtwide offices, which are Mayor, Attorney General, Delegate to the U.S. House, Chair of the City Council, and … Continue reading
Illinois held its primaries on March 20. As has been well-reported, Arthur Jones, a Neo-Nazi, won the Republican nomination for U.S. House, 3rd district. Unofficial tallies show he received 16,458 votes. No one was on the ballot against him, and … Continue reading
Every election year, California has 100 legislative seats up for election (all 80 Assembly seats, and half of the 40 State Senate seats). In 2018, only 95 Republicans filed to be on the primary ballot to run for a legislative … Continue reading
