Virginia Delegate Nicholas Freitas (R-Culpeper) has introduced HB 540, which changes the definition of party from a group that polled 10% for a statewide nominee at either of the last two elections, to one that polled 3% at either of … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On January 9, a 3-judge U.S. District Court ruled that North Carolina’s U.S. House districts comprise an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. Common Cause v Rucho, m.d., 1:16cv-1026. The vote was 3-0. Judges James A. Wynn (an Obama appointee) and W. Earl … Continue reading
On December 1, 2017, Vermin Supreme, who describes himself as “a political activist who has run for various elected offices since the 1980’s including President of the United States” filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Concord, New Hampshire. … Continue reading
Gideon Resnick in the Daily Beast here writes that California will have a huge influence over the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination race, due to having moved its presidential primary to early March. … Continue reading
Independent candidate Rick Kloos has qualified for the November 2018 Kansas ballot as an independent candidate for Governor. He is the first independent to appear for that office since 1990. He is also the first independent gubernatorial candidate to ever … Continue reading