On June 18, the New York State Senate passed SB 5958, which moves the presidential primary from February 2 to April 19. Parties are free to decide for themselves how presidential candidates get on their primary ballot. They can choose … Continue reading
Pennsylvania will hold a special election on August 4, to fill the vacant seat in the State House, 161st district, in Delaware County. According to this story, a strong write-in candidate, Lisa Esler, has emerged. She had sought the Republican … Continue reading
Several New York politics blogs and publications have recently said that Bernie Sanders is in danger of being kept off the New York presidential primary ballot because he is not a Democrat and the Democratic Party has the power to … Continue reading
Former Congressman Charles Bass of New Hampshire has this op-ed in the Washington Post, predicting that New Hampshire election authorities will keep Bernie Sanders off the 2016 Democratic presidential primary ballot. Bass probably doesn’t know that in 1986, the U.S. … Continue reading
On June 18, a North Carolina conference committee amended HB 836 to add a new provision, substantially relaxing the state’s rules that voters at the polls must show a government photo ID. Voters without such ID can still vote if … Continue reading
