On June 22, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed HB1278 and SB1009, identical bills that extend the petition deadline for certain independent candidates. The bill takes effect immediately and applies to 2020 and all future elections. The old non-presidential independent deadline … Continue reading
Kamala Harris, the 2020 Democratic Party vice-presidential nominee, is the first resident of a western state to be on the Democratic Party national ticket in history. This is statistically odd, because the United States has had western states in the … Continue reading
On August 11, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay in the Oregon lawsuit over ballot access relief for initiatives. The lower courts had given relief because of the health crisis. The vote is 7-2. Justices Sotomayor and Ginsburg would … Continue reading
On August 11, the Alaska Elections Division determined that the Constitution Party’s presidential petition has enough valid signatures.
Unlike many other prominent polling companies, Monmouth University Polls has been listing Jo Jorgensen and Howie Hawkins as choices. See the latest poll, released August 11. Scroll down to question 14. Thanks to Political Wire for the link. … Continue reading
