Joe Marino of Gretna, Louisiana, has been elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives, 85th district. He is a registered independent, and becomes the third independent member of that body. The Republican incumbent who had been elected in 2015 resigned … Continue reading
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory still hasn’t acted on SB 667, which was sent to him by the legislature on July 1. It changes the order of candidates on the ballot, for State Court of Appeals races. Current law says … Continue reading
According to this story, the chair of the Demoratic National Convention will be Ohio Congresswoman Marcia Fudge, not Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. There is probably no previous instance in history of a major U.S. political party switching presiding officers … Continue reading
The Bangor Daily News has this story about the Maine Libertarian Party. It quotes the state chair, Chris Lyons, as saying that the news that the party is ballot-qualified for the first time since the period 1991-1992 has caused a … Continue reading
According to this story, in the middle, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe says he will sign individual certificates to restore voter registration rights for the 13,000 ex-felons who already had been put on the rolls by his earlier blanket proclamation. Thanks … Continue reading
