Jay Nixon, who was elected Governor of Missouri as a Democrat in 2008, and re-elected in 2012, has joined No Labels. See this story. Thanks to Ken Bush for the link. … Continue reading
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Daniel Dale of CNN has written this article, giving precedents on which presidential candidates receive Secret Service protection, and when in the election cycle they receive such protection. … Continue reading
On July 18, Illinois settled the lawsuit Illinois Conservative Union v State, n.d., 1:20cv-05542. The case had been filed in 2020 by a civic group, which wanted the list of registered voters to study whether the list is accurate. The … Continue reading
A three-judge U.S. District Court will hold a hearing in Singleton v Allen, n.d., 2:21cv-1291, on Monday, July 31. This is the case over Alabama U.S. House district boundaries. The Alabama legislature recently enacted a new plan, but only one … Continue reading
On July 28, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published this editorial, asking the legislature to pass the bill that moves the 2024 primary (for all office) from April to March. … Continue reading