According to this Washington Post story, there are or soon will be bills in California, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, and New York to keep presidential candidates off the ballot if those candidates don’t release their federal income tax returns. These laws … Continue reading
Among presidential candidates who had candidates for presidential elector in states containing a majority of the electoral college, Evan McMullin easily received a greater share of his votes via write-ins than any other presidential candidate. McMullin was on the ballot … Continue reading
On January 3, the Ohio Libertarians whose names were on the Gary Johnson ballot access petition (as the persons responsible for the petition and for making substitutions) filed this brief in the Ohio Supreme Court. The case is State ex … Continue reading
“Drop-off”, in the study of elections, means the share of voters who cast a ballot but don’t complete the ballot. For U.S. Senate, in November 2016, the California drop-off was 16.20%. In other words, almost one-sixth of the voters who … Continue reading
The National Conference of State Legislatures has posted this useful calendar of when each state’s legislature will come into session in 2017. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link. … Continue reading
