The unofficial, incomplete vote totals for Connecticut’s special election for State Senate, 23rd district, are: Edwin Gomes, Working Families 1,485; Richard DeJesus, Democrat, 791; Rev. Kenneth Moales, independent, 509; Quentin Dreher, Republican, 152; Charles Hane, independent, 105. Because the Working … Continue reading
On February 24, the Utah Senate voted against SB 43 by a vote of 19-9. Utah has been the only state in which it is impossible for anyone to get on a primary ballot unless he or she does well … Continue reading
On February 23, the West Virginia legislature passed HB 2010, which makes elections for state judges non-partisan. It will become law if the Governor signs it. Making judicial elections non-partisan will simplify the general election ballot. Under current law, if … Continue reading
Texas Representative Kenneth Sheets (R-Texas) has introduced HB 25. It retains the straight-ticket device in general, but removes partisan judicial races from the scope of the device. The other Texas bills concerning straight-ticket devices are: (1) HB 1288, which completely … Continue reading
The Hill, a newspaper dedicated to news about Congress, has this commentary on California’s top-two system by Markos Moulitsas, the founder of Daily Kos. … Continue reading
