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Los Angeles held a non-partisan mayoral election on March 5, 2013. Eight candidates were on the ballot. No one got as much as 50%, so there is a run-off on May 21. Dante Atkins has this article about the race … Continue reading
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Blue Collar Muse, a conservative-leaning political blog in Tennessee, has this column in favor of the pending ballot access bills. They lower the number of signatures from 2.5% of the last gubernatorial vote, to 1,000 signatures. The column is by … Continue reading
On March 23, the Chicago Tribune carried this comprehensive investigative report on Illinois ballot access procedures, especially for local office. … Continue reading
Aristides Brito, a Republican Party activist in South Carolina, has this op-ed in the Herald-Journal of Spartanburg, arguing that, at least in the South Carolina context, nomination by convention is superior to nomination by primary. In the meantime, the Republican … Continue reading
On March 25, Monday, a 3-judge U.S. District Court will hold a trial in Harris v Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, 2:12cv894. The issue is whether the state’s U.S. House districts are equal enough in population to be constitutional. See this … Continue reading