Politico has this story, with an interview, about David French. He was the National Review writer who was the choice of William Kristol to enter the 2016 presidential race as a conservative independent alternative to the Republican nominee, Donald Trump. … Continue reading
The Utah state elections office has this registration tally as of July 18, 2017. The percentages: Republican 48.30%; Democratic 11.62%; Independent American 1.71%; Libertarian .85%; Constitution .35%; United Utah .003% (40 registered members); independent and other 37.17%. Just prior to … Continue reading
The Richmond Times-Dispatch has this editorial, deploring the decision of the Virginia Bar Association to sponsor a gubernatorial debate and to only invite the Democratic and Republican nominees. Apparently the Bar Association doesn’t even have any concrete rules on whom … Continue reading
On May 31, 2017, Andrew Straw filed a federal lawsuit against Indiana’s 2% petition requirement for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties, as applied to people who are physically disabled and unable to engage in petitioning in public … Continue reading
A Michigan group called “Voters Not Politicians” will soon start to circulate a state constitutional initiative, to set up a redistricting commission for drawing U.S. House and state legislative district boundaries. See this story. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the … Continue reading
