Here are the election returns for New York city, from the November 7, 2017 election. The most important office up was Mayor. One of the ironies is that Sal Albanese, who placed third, was not allowed into the mayoral general … Continue reading
On November 7, Green Party nominee Jules Mermelstein polled 5.6% of the vote for Judge of the Superior Court, a partisan race. The unofficial vote tally for him in this low turnout election was 106,614 votes. He is the first … Continue reading
The daily newspaper for Opelika and Auburn, in Alabama, here covers two write-in candidates who are campaigning for the U.S. Senate, in the December 12 special election. They are Republican Mac Watson and Libertarian Ron Bishop. … Continue reading
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
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
