Rhode Island State Senator Lou Raptakis (D-Coventry) is preparing a bill to outlaw closed primaries. Currently independent voters in Rhode Island can vote in any party’s primary, and independents in Rhode Island vastly outnumber registered Republicans. The Republican Party leadership … Continue reading
Several New York newspapers have reported that much of the money that New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg contributed to the statewide Independence Party was really intended for a Republican Party official in Queens. So the Mayor contributed $1,200,000 to … Continue reading
The U.S. House seat for Virginia’s 5th district is normally a Republican seat, but a Democrat won there in 2008. There are seven announced Republicans seeking the Republican Party nomination, although some of them apparently are mulling over ruinning as … Continue reading
California’s Constitution, ever since 1879, has said, “A person is ineligible to be a member of the Legislature unless the person is an elector and has been a resident of the legislative district for one year, and a citizen of … Continue reading
The Daily Herald, which circulates in the Chicago suburbs, has this editorial, criticizing an Illinois law that says the vote-counting machines must give a loud signal if a voter abstains in any race. A lawsuit is currently pending against that … Continue reading
