The Sioux City Journal has this article about the Centrist Project. In 2014 it backed a few strong independent candidates for U.S. Senate, including Larry Pressler in South Dakota. It plans to do that again in 2016. The article quotes … Continue reading
The Donald Trump campaign is threatening to sue the Virginia Republican Party over the party’s recent decision to change procedures at the polls at the March 1 presidential primary. Virginia does not have registration by party. But the state party … Continue reading
On December 30 The Atlantic posted this article by Christopher Caen (son of famous San Francisco writer Herb Caen) about top-two systems. The article is balanced. However, it has factual errors. It says that before used the top-two system, independents … Continue reading
The North Carolina State Board of Elections web page now shows that Rocky De La Fuente has 10,018 valid signatures. He needs 10,000 in order to be listed on the Democratic presidential primary ballot. He is the only presidential primary … Continue reading
Florida State Senator Arthenia Joyner has introduced a proposed constitutional amendment to be considered by the 2016 session of the legislature. It would create a nonpartisan redistricting commission. The existing system, in which the legislature draws the districts but is … Continue reading
