On February 13, the Eighth Circuit heard Abdurrahman v Dayton, 16-4551. The issue is the Minnesota law saying if a presidential elector votes in the electoral college for someone who did not get the most popular votes, then he or … Continue reading
On February 13, St. Louis held a special election to fill the vacant Alderman position in the 8th ward. Annie Rice, an independent candidate, defeated her only opponent, the Democratic nominee. See this story. … Continue reading
Independent voters in South Dakota are already permitted to vote in Democratic and Libertarian primaries. That is because those two parties want independents to vote in their primaries. On February 13, a bill to allow independents to vote in the … Continue reading
Florida held a special election on February 13 to fill the vacancy in the State House, 72nd district. The results: Democratic 52.2%; Republican 44.8%; Libertarian 3.0%. When this seat was last up, in November 2016, the results were: Republican 58.1%; … Continue reading
The Democratic National Committee will be obliged to persuade a federal court that it should be allowed to withhold evidence of its hack in 2016 by Russians. See this Vanity Fair story. Thanks to Political Wire for the link. … Continue reading
