Ballotpedia has analyzed the primary election returns from August 7. See here. In Kansas, 34% of all incumbent legislators running for re-election who had primary opponents were defeated. Kansas has closed primaries. In Michigan, which has an open primary, 14% … Continue reading
On August 8, the Green Party of Alaska is submitting approximately 4,500 signatures, to obtain “Limited Political Party” status in Alaska. The requirement is 3,273 valid signatures. “Limited political status” means a party is qualified only for the limited purpose … Continue reading
Both the Republican and the Democratic primaries for Michigan’s U.S. House race in the eleventh district were interesting this year. The primary was August 7. Here is an article about the results. … Continue reading
The Tennessean, Nashville’s daily newspaper, has this story about the refusal of the Tennessee Secretary of State to list the Green Party and Constitution Party nominees for public office on the state’s web page, until August 30. Obviously the Secretary … Continue reading
On August 1, Pennsylvania state election officials rejected the petitions of an independent candidate for U.S. House, 2nd district. The reason is that his ballot label is “independent.” The day before, another candidate with the ballot label “independent” had also … Continue reading
