On November 2, the King County Superior Court upheld Seattle’s system of public financing for candidates for city office. Unlike most public financing systems for candidates, voters who support a particular candidate aren’t required to give a small donation to … Continue reading
On November 3, Justice Samuel Alito refused a request by Pennsylvania state officials to delay a trial in League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania v Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. That case, filed in Commonwealth Court, seeks a ruling that Pennsylvania’s U.S. … Continue reading
On November 3, Alaska state officials said they will ask the State Supreme Court to reverse the October 17 decision of a trial court in Alaska Democratic Party v State. The Superior Court had ruled that both the U.S. Constitution … Continue reading
New Jersey holds a gubernatorial election on November 7, 2017. On November 3, a Big League-Gravis poll was released. The results: Democratic 46.1%; Republican 31.8%; independent Gina Genovese 4.3%; Green Party 3.1%; other or undecided 14.8%. Here are the results; … Continue reading
On November 3, Zogby Polls released the results of an odd poll that asked voters how they feel about various conceivable presidential candidates who might run as independent candidates. See the results here. … Continue reading
