According to this story, Virginia State Senators Richard Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg) and John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake) plan to introduce bills this year to let parties close their primaries. The Obenshain proposal would also change the voter registration form, so that the form … Continue reading
Bloomberg BNA has this detailed news story about the oral argument on January 5 about presidential debates. … Continue reading
Assuming U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions resigns his Senate seat to become Attorney General, there will be no special election to replace him during 2017. Alabama law permits a Governor to call a special election in an odd year to fill … Continue reading
Phillip Brownlee, opinion page editor of the Wichita Eagle, here recommends that the legislature pass HB 2017, the bill that eases ballot access in special U.S. House elections. His column puts more emphasis on the part of the bill that … Continue reading
Intelligence agencies of the United States have just published a booklet, “Intelligence Community Assessment”, which sets forth evidence that Russia, and the television network Russia Today (RT), intervened in the United States presidential elections of 2012 and 2016. The publication … Continue reading
