New York is one of the few states that still has its primary (for office other than President) in September. According to an article in the August 10 Wall Street Journal, legislative leaders are now leaning in favor of moving … Continue reading
Siena Research Institute has released this poll for the September 13 special election to fill the vacant New York U.S. House seat, 9th district. Three candidates are on the ballot in that race: Democrat David Weprin, Republican Robert Turner, and … Continue reading
San Francisco holds its non-partisan mayoral election on November 8, 2011. On August 8, nine candidates were invited to debate each other at the Castro Theater. Terry Baum, a registered Green who has the backing of the San Francisco Green … Continue reading
On August 8, the Center for Governmental Studies released a 53-page report on a model law for public funding for California state office. Unlike a ballot measure, Proposition 15, that was on the California ballot in June 2010, the CGS … Continue reading
The Libertarian Party nominee for Attorney General of Illinois in 2010, and a state officer of the New Jersey Libertarian Party, both won freedom of information battles against government officials this week. See this Illinois story and this New Jersey … Continue reading
