According to this story, the Connecticut legislature may suspend the public funding program for 2016. The Connecticut public funding law, passed in 2005, is the most unjust public funding law ever passed in any state. Nominees of parties that polled … Continue reading
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The Oklahoma Democratic Party has formally notified the State Elections Board that independents can vote in its presidential primary and also the primary for other office. See this story. The party actually made this decision on July 25, 2015, but … Continue reading
Most states don’t care how early an independent presidential candidate begins to circulate a petition. But some states do set a start date. These are believed to be the start dates for independent presidential petitioning: California, April 29, 2016 Connecticut, … Continue reading
Presidential Debate News here nicely summarizes all the recent news and commentary on whether polls should continue to be used to determine who is invited to debate. … Continue reading
Democratic presidential candidates debated each other on Saturday, November 14. According to this story, only 8,500,000 people watched. By contrast, the first two Republican debates had 20,000,000 viewers, and the third and fourth Republican debates had 13,000,000 viewers. This suggests … Continue reading