On March 10, Guam held its Republican caucus, and Mitt Romney won all nine delegates. See this story. One of Romney’s sons campaigned for his father there. The Santorum campaign was injured because earlier, Santorum had said publicly that all … Continue reading
Two parties, other than the Democratic and Republican Parties, are entitled to their own primary in Missouri. Filing has been open for a while, and closes March 27. So far, only six individuals have filed to run for federal and … Continue reading
On March 9, Congressman Steve Israel (D-Long Island, New York) introduced HB 4183, which sets uniform hours for federal elections all across the 48 lower states. Election day would be the first Saturday and the first Sunday after the first … Continue reading
Maine not only requires a newly-qualifying party to submit a petition signed by 5% of the last gubernatorial vote, for full party status; the state also requires the group to then hold a town caucus in each of Maine’s sixteen … Continue reading
Josh Goodman has this article in Governing Magazine, showing how state officials who have the authority to write the title and summary of ballot measures (determining what language appears on the ballot) sometimes abuse that power. Although Goodman does not … Continue reading
