The U.S. Supreme Court has put Sarvis v Alcorn, 16-781, on its February 17 conference. This is the case over whether Virginia can constitutionally always put the Democratic and Republican nominees at the top of the ballot. The Court won’t … Continue reading
Connecticut allows fusion, and the Working Families Party and the Independent Party have put fusion to good use in that state. In 2016 both parties made significant gains in voter support. The Connecticut Working Families Party polled 5.51% for U.S. … Continue reading
Political science Professor Michael McDonald authors the web page United States Election Project. Among other things, he keeps track of U.S. voter turnout. His figures show that 60.0% of the voting-eligible population voted in the November 2016 election. By contrast, … Continue reading
On January 10, Indiana State Senator Greg Walker (R-Columbus) introduced SB 418, which lowers the statewide petition for independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, from 2% of the last Secretary of State vote to exactly 9,000 signatures. The … Continue reading
On January 10, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the state of North Carolina’s request for a stay, in the case over whether the legislative districts represent an unlawful racial gerrymander and whether the state must hold special legislative elections with … Continue reading
