On April 23, the Pima County Board of Supervisors chose Nicholas Fontana to fill a vacant seat in the Arizona State House of Representatives. When legislative vacancies occur in Arizona, there is no special election. Instead, the county government chooses … Continue reading
On April 23, the Minnesota Senate rejected the bill to move the primary (for office other than President) from August to June. See this story. An earlier blog post about the Minnesota bill said that if the bill passed, the … Continue reading
This Atlanta Journal-Constitution story says Cynthia McKinney will run for U.S. House this year in the 4th district (her old district) as a Green Party nominee. However, the story does not actually say that McKinney has said this publicly. The … Continue reading
On April 23, MSNBC aired an interview with David Walker, who recently has been mentioned as someone whom Americans Elect might conceivably nominate. The interviewer is Chuck Todd, host of the Daily Rundown. Walker says he does not want to … Continue reading
The June 5, 2012 California primary ballot will list all 24 candidates running for U.S. Senate. The list includes six Democrats, including incumbent Dianne Feinstein; fourteen Republicans; no independent candidates; two members of the Peace & Freedom Party; one member … Continue reading
