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On November 16, the board that sets pay for state legislators reduced the salary by almost 9%. See this story. Thanks to Richard Prawdzienski for the link. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
The lawsuit Level the Playing Field v Federal Election Commission, 15-cv-1397, pending in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., still doesn’t have a final opinion. The next stage in the lawsuit will be a decision from Judge Tanya Chutkan on … Continue reading
On November 7, Georgia held special legislative elections in several districts. In Georgia, special elections do not allow party nominees. Instead, each candidate runs, and if anyone gets 50%, he or she is elected. Otherwise a run-off is held. In … Continue reading
Florida holds a special election on December 19 to fill the vacant State House seat in district 58. Four candidates are on the ballot: a Democrat, a Republican, a Libertarian, and a Green. All four debated each other on November … Continue reading
The Federal Elections Commission’s excellent reference book, Federal Elections 2016, which has election returns (primary and general) for all federal office, won’t be available until December 2017. Originally the FEC had thought it would be out in November 2017. The … Continue reading