“Electionline” is a daily news collector, run by the prestigious Pew Center on the States. The purpose of “Electionline” is to gather significant daily news about election administration. Electionline for February 22 includes the story from Independent Political Report about … Continue reading
Last year, both houses of the Oklahoma legislature passed HB 1072, the bill to reduce the number of signatures for a minor party to get on the ballot. But because both houses passed different versions, the bill was sent to … Continue reading
Former Republican U.S. Senator Lincoln Chafee, who is an independent candidate this year for Governor of Rhode Island, has this op-ed in the New York Times of February 21. The op-ed suggests that a new centrist major party could arise … Continue reading
The Philadelphia Inquirer of February 21 has this column by Michael Smerconish, a regular writer for the paper. He explains why he changed his registration to “independent”, after having been a registered Republican for 30 years. He had been a … Continue reading
The San Luis Obispo Tribune has this column, by Bob Cuddy, about California’s Top-two Open Primary ballot measure. In the opinion of this blog, the Cuddy column is the best commentary yet written about Proposition 14. It makes a point … Continue reading
