Huffington Post has this article by Harry Kresky and Tiani Coleman, urging that the government exert more control over political parties. The analysis simply assumes that the voters are never going to replace either the Democratic Party or the Republican … Continue reading
A group in Massachusetts has begun the preliminary steps to circulate an initiative, for a law that would require presidential candidates to reveal their income tax returns. The group presumably will abandon its plans if the Massachusetts legislature passes the … Continue reading
On September 13, the Michigan legislature passed HB 4892. It allows candidates to get on the ballot in local 2017 elections, in instances when election officials had given erroneous information to the candidates about the deadline. No one voted against … Continue reading
On the evening of September 12, the U.S. Supreme Court countermanded two rulings of lower federal courts in Texas, and said that Texas need not draw new districts in time for the 2018 election. One case involved U.S. House districts; … Continue reading
This summary in the Gotham Gazette, about the September 12 New York city primary results for Mayor and other city office, says the turnout was quite poor, and that Sal Albanese appears to have won the Reform Party primary. … Continue reading
