A U.S. District Court in Arkansas will hold a trial in Moore v Martin, e.d. 4:14cv-65, on December 12, 2017. The issue is whether the state really needs a March petition deadline for non-presidential independents in order to have enough … Continue reading
A Quinnipiac Poll was released on October 30 for the Virginia gubernatorial election next week. It has an interesting breakdown of the vote by various groups of voters. It shows that 6% of independents support Cliff Hyra, the Libertarian nominee. … Continue reading
The new North Carolina ballot access law for parties says a party is on the ballot if its presidential nominee was on the ballot in at least 35 states in the last presidential election. The State Board of Elections is … Continue reading
Japan uses proportional representation. On October 22, it held an election for House of Representatives, to fill 465 seats. Seven parties won seats; also 22 independents were elected. See the wikipedia page about the election. … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court held a conference on October 27, and at that conference considered whether to hear Minnesota Voters Alliance v Mansky, 16-1435. But when the decisions taken at that conference were released on October 30, once more the … Continue reading
