On June 12, a University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll was released for the Texas gubernatorial race. The results: Republican Greg Abbott 44%; Democrat Wendy Davis 32%; Libertarian Kathie Glass 3%; Green Party nominee Brandon Parmer 1%; “someone else” 3%; undecided … Continue reading
The state chair of the Alabama Republican Party, Bill Armistead, says he will work to enable the Republican Party to close its primary to non-members. The Times Daily of Florence has this short editorial, opposing the idea. The Decatur Daily … Continue reading
On June 9, U.S. District Court Judge Stephen J. Murphy ordered that the Michigan Secretary of State is permitted to respond to the request for reconsideration in Erard v Michigan Secretary of State, eastern district, 12-cv-13627. Most of the time, … Continue reading
Fairvote has this thoughtful analysis of California’s top-two system, published on June 11. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
Nevada held primaries for the Democratic and Republican Parties on June 10. In the Democratic gubernatorial primary, eight candidates competed with “None of these candidates.” “None” got the most votes, 29.96%. When “none” gets the most votes, there are no … Continue reading
