On November 2, Rocky De La Fuente filed a notice of appeal in De La Fuente v Padilla, c.d., 2:16cv-3242. The issue is the number of signatures needed for an independent presidential candidate in California. The lower court had said … Continue reading
On October 29, Dennis Banks died at the age of 80. See this obituary. In 2016, he was Gloria La Riva’s running mate in California, Colorado, Iowa, and New Mexico. That ticket was on the ballot as Peace & Freedom … Continue reading
On November 7, New York state voters will vote on whether to call a constitutional convention. This poll shows that the measure is expected to lose by more than two to one. This is unfortunate, because New York state, in … Continue reading
Joe Mathews, a California political analyst, writes here that the California top-two system does not help centrists. … Continue reading
Kansas businessman Scott Morgan has announced that he is hoping to organize a new party, for Kansas, to be called “Party of the Center.” He will try to get it on the 2018 ballot. See this story. Kansas formerly had … Continue reading
