George Skelton, Los Angeles Times reporter for California government, here argues that Governor Jerry Brown should veto both SB 568 and SB 149. The former bill moves the primary in all years, for all office, from June to March. The … Continue reading
Nate Silver has this long and interesting analysis of the process by which statisticians and pollsters make predictions, especially about U.S. presidential elections, with greatest emphasis on 2016. … Continue reading
Doug Mataconis, senior editor of Outside the Beltway, has this essay on whether centrism could ever become a third force in U.S. elections. … Continue reading
On September 18, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed HB 4892, which makes it possible for candidates in four particular Michigan cities to run for local office this year, even though they missed the filing deadline. Generally these candidates were the … Continue reading
On September 20, the Eighth Circuit heard Libertarian Party of Arkansas v Martin, 16-3794. The issue is the deadline for a newly-qualifying party to hold its nominating convention. The U.S. District Court had struck down the old law that said … Continue reading
