On December 27, five Michigan voters filed a lawsuit against the Governor, to force him to call a special election sooner than November 2018 to fill the vacancy in the 13th U.S. House district. See this Courthouse News Story. The … Continue reading
On December 29, Colorado State Senator Cheri Jahn, who represents the 20th district centered on Wheat Ridge, announced on her Facebook page that she has changed her registration from Democratic to independent. She has been in the legislature since 2000. … Continue reading
On December 29, the Commonwealth Court issued a 139-page Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, finding that Pennsylvania’s U.S. House districts do not comprise an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. The decision says there is no way to draw a line … Continue reading
Greg Guma has published “Vermont’s Progressive Candidates Blur Party Lines to Win” on his blog. Guma is a noted author of books about modern Vermont political history. The Vermont Progressive Party is easily the most successful third party in any … Continue reading
Rhode Island permits write-in votes in primary and general elections, and does not have a law requiring write-in candidates to file a declaration of write-in candidacy in order to have their votes counted. Instead the Rhode Island Board of Elections … Continue reading
