On December 7, some Democratic members of Congress held a hearing on the electoral college. Several academics testified. See this story. No Republican members attended the hearing, which had been chaired by Congressman John Conyers of Michigan. … Continue reading
On December 7, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pitman held a status conference in Kennedy v Secretary of State of Texas, w.d., 1:16cv-1047. This is Rocky De La Fuente’s case against the Texas ballot access laws for independent presidential candidates, … Continue reading
This article says that research by the California State Library shows that the newly-elected legislature has fewer women than any session since the 1991-1992 session. One reason is that it now takes millions of dollars to win a seat in … Continue reading
On December 2, the Schwarzenegger Institute held a forum on California’s 2016 U.S. Senate race. The Schwarzenegger Institute is headquartered at the University of Southern California. Very few academics believe that the California top-two system has functioned the way it … Continue reading
According to this story, Chinese democracy advocate Sun Wenguang, age 82, was physically prevented from leaving his house. As a result, he was unable to meet the deadline for registering to be on the ballot as an independent candidate in … Continue reading
