On July 21, attorneys for the New Mexico Secretary of State filed this 15-page brief in Parker v Duran, 1:14cv-617. This is the federal lawsuit over the state’s 3% petition requirement for independent candidates. The plaintiff, an incumbent member of … Continue reading
On July 21, President Obama endorsed statehood for the District of Columbia. See this story. Thanks to PoliticalWire for the link. … Continue reading
On July 18, Rasmussen Reports released this poll for the Oklahoma gubernatorial election. Even though respondents were asked, “If the 2014 election for Governor of Oklahoma was held today, would you vote for Republican Mary Fallin or Democrat Joe Dorman?”, … Continue reading
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was the leading proponent of California’s top-two ballot measures, both in 2004 (when the proposal lost) and in June 2010 (when it won). The July 20 Sacramento Bee has this discussion with Rob Stutzman, who was … Continue reading
On July 21, the Independent Party of Oregon released the results of its primary for this year’s nominations. For Governor, Independent Party members were asked to choose between Democratic incumbent John Kitzhaber, and Republican nominee Dennis Richardson. Richardson prevailed, by … Continue reading
