On September 9, the Ninth Circuit reheard Moving Oxnard Forward v Lourdes Lopez, 21-56295. This is a lawsuit over whether the City of Oxnard contribution limits to city council candidates, $500, is so low as to be unconstitutional. The original … Continue reading
On September 10, Jim Walden, who had been an independent candidate for Mayor of New York City until September 5, sued the New York City Board of Elections to force them to remove his name from the ballot. Walden v … Continue reading
Here is a Florida newspaper story about Sidney J. Catts, who was elected Governor of Florida in 1916. After he lost the Democratic primary, the Prohibition Party nominated him in convention, and he won the general election. Back in 1916, … Continue reading
In this interview, Congressman Kevin Kiley (R-California) says his bill to ban mid-district redistricting for U.S. House seats is gaining support. Yet the bill still has no co-sponsors. The bill is HR 4889. … Continue reading
Virginia held a special election on September 9 to fill the vacancy in the Eleventh District. Here is a link to the returns so far. Excluding the miscellaneous write-ins, the Democratic nominee has 76.27% and the Republican nominee has 23.73%. … Continue reading
