Kansas Representative Keith Esau (R-Olathe) has introduced HB 2017, to vastly improve ballot access in Kansas special U.S. House elections. Current law does not make it possible for a qualified convention party to enter a nominee in such elections, and … Continue reading
Congress meets to tally the electoral votes, starting at 1 p.m. today. Here is a news story describing the process. … Continue reading
The city charter for Kettering, Ohio, says that city council members must not hold any other public office. One of the members of the Kettering city council, Robert L. Scott, was an Ohio presidential elector. Now a taxpayer in Kettering … Continue reading
On January 5, Congressman Steve Cohen (D-Tennessee) introduced a new constitutional amendment to abolish the electoral college. U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer had introduced one a few weeks ago, but that went into the outgoing congress, whereas Cohen has now put … Continue reading
According to this story, well-known Texan Matthew Dowd is mulling over whether to run as an independent candidate for U.S. Senate from Texas in 2018. He would need 47,086 valid signatures due June 28, 2018. He could not start petitioning … Continue reading
