On March 5, an attorney for Tom Steyer, a California Democratic candidate for Governor, asked California Secretary of State to examine the residency of Eric Swalwell, another Democratic candidate for Governor. See the letter that sets forth the case that … Continue reading
On March 6, the San Jose Mercury-News carried this story, asking if California is likely to change its top-two system to something else. The story erroneously says California had a closed primary before top-two started in 2011. This is not … Continue reading
On March 5, supporters of a Missouri referendum concerning U.S. House districts said data from the various county election offices shows they have enough valid signatures statewide and also in five of the eight U.S. House districts. They need enough … Continue reading
On March 5, the Hawaii Judiciary Committee amended SB 2480 so as to make it effective March 22, 2075 (in other words, fifty years in the future). SB 2480 sets up a top-two system. Here is the Report of the … Continue reading
U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Montana) in this article responds to criticism that he didn’t tell anyone that he was retiring until minutes before the primary filing deadline closed. See this story. Fortunately, in 2012, an independent candidate in Montana won … Continue reading
