The November 2014 election in Rhode Island will include statewide nominees from four political parties. The Moderate Party will have James B. Spooner for Governor, and William Gilbert for Lieutenant Governor. The Libertarian Party will have Tony Jones on the … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On July 17, a Florida state trial court in Tallahassee heard arguments on whether the state’s unconstitutional U.S. House district boundaries should be altered in time for the 2014 election. See this story. … Continue reading
On July 17, the Mississippi Supreme Court voted 4-3 that Chris McDaniel’s campaign is not entitled to immediately see the Poll Books from the June 2014 primaries and run-off primaries. McDaniel’s campaign wanted to see them to see how many … Continue reading
The Peoria Journal-Star has this article about the Green Party lawsuit filed against certain Illinois ballot access laws. The story quotes a professor of political science who predicts the lawsuit won’t win, but neither the professor nor the reporter were … Continue reading
Several years ago, Professor Charles Wheelan launched a project to elect several independents to the U.S. Senate, with the hopes that they might hold the balance of power in the Senate. This year his Centrist Project has endorsed three such … Continue reading