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Dr. David Gill, the Democratic nominee for U.S. House in Illinois’ 13th district in 2012, will run as an independent for the same seat in 2016. He is an emergency room physician. See this story. In 2012 he came within … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On August 15, the South Dakota Constitution and Libertarian Parties filed this brief in the pending ballot access lawsuit in U.S. District Court. The purpose of this brief is to rebut the state’s last brief, which said the two parties … Continue reading
William Galvin has been Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts since 1994. During his earlier years in office, he permitted independent presidential candidates to list stand-ins for vice-president on their general election petitions, in instances when those presidential candidates hadn’t … Continue reading
Law Professor Brian Kalt of Michigan State University has this interesting essay, saying Article One does not permit U.S. citizens living permanently overseas to vote for federal office. Article One of the U.S. Constitution says, “section 2. The House of … Continue reading
Philip Bump has this interesting analysis in the Washington Post about independent voters. He gathers survey research from several leading sources to show that a large majority of voters who tell pollsters that they are independents actually lean to one … Continue reading