On December 6, the U.S. House passed HR 4, the bill to update the pre-clearance part of the Voting Rights Act. In 2013 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the old pre-clearance rules were so out-of-date, they could not be … Continue reading
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Delegates to the Oklahoma Libertarian Party state convention have voted 17-13 for a closed primary for 2020. In Oklahoma, the election law lets each party decide for itself whether to let independents vote in the primary. Thanks to Chris Powell … Continue reading
The New York Times has this story about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on December 6 to hear Carney v Adams, the case over whether Delaware state court judges can be confined to registered Republicans and Democrats. It is astounding … Continue reading
President Donald Trump declined a chance to run in the American Independent Party presidential primary for 2020. The party invited him, and he was made aware of the offer through a discussion with one of his sons. In 2016 the … Continue reading
On November 5, 2019, the voters of Virginia’s 30th House district elected a write-in candidate. Nick Freitas, who was the incumbent, received 14,694 write-ins. His only opponent, Ann Ridgeway, the Democrat, who was the only name printed on the ballot, … Continue reading