Nine Hawaii State Senators are sponsoring SB 954, to provide for a top-two system. The bill is badly worded. It says that it applies to all elective office, which implies that it includes president. Yet Hawaii doesn’t have a presidential … Continue reading
New Hampshire Representative Kristina Schultz, chief sponsor of HB 643, will amend her bill so that it does not injure ballot access. The purpose of HB 643 is to move the non-presidential New Hampshire primary from September to June. The … Continue reading
The Ninth Circuit will hear De La Fuente v Wyman, 18-35208, on April 11, Thursday, at 9 am, in Seattle. This is the case over Washington state’s procedures for independent presidential candidate ballot access. De La Fuente won in U.S. … Continue reading
Zachary B. Wolf of CNN has this insightful article, pointing out that the people who assume they understand how “spoilers” operate are overlooking some basic facts. … Continue reading
Liz Mair has this article in The Bulwark, gathering facts that rebut the common assumption about “spoilers” in recent U.S. presidential elections. The Bulwark is a new on-line opinion journal that inherited much of the staff of The Weekly Standard. … Continue reading
