On July 12, a Monmouth University Poll was released for the November 2017 New Jersey gubernatorial race. The results: Democrat Phil Murphy 53%; Republican Kim Guadagno 26%; “other” 6%; undecided 14%; won’t vote 1%. The “other” candidates on the ballot … Continue reading
On June 6, McLain, Mississippi held a partisan election for Mayor. Three candidates were on the ballot, all as independents. Small towns in Mississippi technically have partisan elections, but to avoid the cost and work of a primary, it is … Continue reading
The San Francisco Chronicle has this article, pointing out that there are no announced Republican candidates so far for most of the statewide 2018 offices. Although primary ballot access filing doesn’t occur until March 2018, no one can be raising … Continue reading
As already noted, on April 26, 2017, the Eighth Circuit ruled that Arkansas’ March petition deadline for non-presidential independents is unconstitutional unless the state can prove that it needs the deadline to be that early, to have enough time to … Continue reading
On July 10, California AB 837 passed the Senate Appropriations Committee. This is the bill that requires election officials, whether at the polls or when dealing with postal voters, to fully inform independent voters that they are free to choose … Continue reading
