Missouri Representative Dan Stacy has again introduced a bill to transform Missouri from an open primary state to a closed primary state. He has introduced it many times in the past. For the 2023 session it is HB 31. Here … Continue reading
More independent candidates for the legislature have been getting elected during the last decade, compared to previous years. In every even-numbered general election, more than ten independent candidates have been elected in 2022, 2020, 2018, 2016, and 2014. But there … Continue reading
Alaska Representative David Eastman (R-Wasilla) was re-elected this month. Consequently, a lawsuit challenging his eligibility to serve as a legislator, based on his membership in the Oath Keepers, will move ahead this month. The lawsuit was filed on July 29, … Continue reading
The U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C., will hear Stein v Federal Election Commission, 21-1213, on Wednesday, January 18. The issue is whether Jill Stein, the 2016 Green Party nominee, must repay $175,000 in primary season matching funds. The FEC shifted … Continue reading
On November 8, 2022, one independent was elected to the Massachusetts House; one was elected to the Rhode Island House; two independents were elected to the Maine House; and three independents were elected to the Vermont Hoouse. Massachusetts: Susannah Whipps. … Continue reading
