On May 5, Scotland held an election for the Scottish Parliament. Five parties won seats: Scottish National Party 63; Conservative 31; Labour 24; Green 6; Liberal Democrat 5. No party won a majority. See the wikipedia article about the election. … Continue reading
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On May 6, a bill to provide for a Colorado presidential primary was introduced in the Senate and that very day passed both committees. It is SB 216. Like the House Bill that has been pending for a while, it … Continue reading
On April 26, the Minnesota Senate passed SF 2381. It is the Secretary of State’s omnibus election law bill, and it contains two ballot access improvements: (1) it deletes the wording on independent candidate petitions saying the signer doesn’t expect … Continue reading
This Washington Post story says that William Kristol met with Mitt Romney on May 5. Kristol is trying to recruit a Republican-leaning independent presidential candidate. … Continue reading
A Survey USA poll released May 2 for the California U.S. Senate race shows that two Democrats are likely to place first and second on June 7. The two Democrats included in the survey are Kamala Harris 29% and Loretta … Continue reading