The Mississippi Senate failed to vote on SC 518, and it is now beyond the legislative deadline for bills to have passed their house of origin. SC 518 would have restored the statewide initiative, which was eliminated by a 2021 … Continue reading
The New York Times has run a lengthy obituary for Edward H. Crane, who died February 10. It mentions his Libertarian Party activism around the presidential election of 1980. … Continue reading
Alabama HB 392, which would end statewide partisan elections for Public Service Commissioner, seems unlikely to pass. See this story. … Continue reading
Bill Whalen, a California political analyst and research fellow at the Hoover Institution, here describes how the California top-two system causes massive insincere campaign spending. Typically Democratic candidates direct spending to influence which Republican manages to qualify as one of … Continue reading
February 13 was the deadline for congressional candidates to file in Louisiana. Democrats and Republicans only needed a filing fee, but everyone else needed a petition of 750 signatures. No candidate running outside the two major parties submitted a petition. … Continue reading
