Virginia law lets all qualified parties decide whether to nominate by primary or convention. They are free to use primaries for some races and conventions for other races, in the same election year. However the law also says if an … Continue reading
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On October 9, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to interfere with a recent Eighth Circuit decision that reinstated North Dakota’s requirement that voters at the polls must show an ID that includes a street address. See this description from Scotusblog. … Continue reading
On October 9, a Missouri state trial court enjoined the new law that requires voters to show a photo ID at the polls. Priorities USA v State of Missouri, 18AC-cc226, Circuit Court of Cole County. Even though the photo ID … Continue reading
On October 9, the New York State Board of Elections posted this final list of candidates who will be on the November 2018 ballot, for state office. There had been prior lists, but they have been constantly revised as various … Continue reading
Massachusetts Secretary of State never releases a tally of how many registered voters there are in each party, except just prior to a statewide partisan primary, or a statewide general election. The first tally since 2016 is now out. It … Continue reading
Lou Jacobson’s Governing blog here displays the partisan lineup in each state legislative chamber, and also predicts which chambers will switch from having a majority of one party, to a majority of the other party. There is a surprisingly small … Continue reading