Florida holds a special election on December 19 to fill the vacant State House seat in district 58. Four candidates are on the ballot: a Democrat, a Republican, a Libertarian, and a Green. All four debated each other on November … Continue reading
The Federal Elections Commission’s excellent reference book, Federal Elections 2016, which has election returns (primary and general) for all federal office, won’t be available until December 2017. Originally the FEC had thought it would be out in November 2017. The … Continue reading
On November 7, the city of Duchesne, Utah, held non-partisan elections for city office. Two officers of the local Constitution Party won their races. Rodney Rowley won a contested race for Mayor, with 63% of the vote. Danny Peatross won … Continue reading
Maine supporters of ranked choice voting are conducting a referendum petition drive, to fight last month’s new Maine law that suspends ranked choice voting until 2021. If the supporters obtain approximately 61,000 signatures in the next 80 days, the October … Continue reading
On November 13, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Minnesota Voters Alliance v Mansky, 16-1435. This is the case concerning Minnesota’s law forbidding any clothing at the polls, or anything attached to clothing, that has any political content. The … Continue reading
