On April 19, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey called a special U.S. Senate election for December 12, 2017. The previous Governor, who was in office until earlier this month, had refused to call such an election until November 2018. See this … Continue reading
On April 18, United Kingdom prime minister Theresa May announced that the country will hold a general parliamentary election on June 8, 2017. The decision is a surprise. The contrast between the United States and the United Kingdom could hardly … Continue reading
On the evening of April 17, the Ninth Circuit refused to put any more candidates on the Montana ballot, in the May 25 special U.S. House election. The Court order does not contain any explanation of why. The Green Party … Continue reading
Terry Hayes, the appointed State Treasurer of Maine and an independent, has said she will run for Governor of Maine as an independent in 2018.
On Saturday, April 15, the Alaska top-two bill, HB 200, passed the House Judiciary Committee 4-3. But it must now go to the State Affairs Committee. The bill’s sponsor, Representative Gabrielle Ledoux, is a member of the House Judiciary Committee. … Continue reading
