On February 9, the Virginia Senate passed SB 322, the National Popular Vote Plan bill. The vote was party-line, with all Democrats voting for it and all Republicans voting against it. The Democratic magin in the House is far bigger, … Continue reading
Harold Meyerson, editor-at-large of The American Prospect, here writes that California Democratic legislators ought to work to repeal California’s top-two system. Meyerson has been a Bernie Sanders supporter. … Continue reading
On February 9, the Wyoming House defeated HB 54. It would have raised the petition requirement for independent candidates from 2% of the last vote for U.S. House, to 5%. The bill needed a two-thirds vote to advance, because this … Continue reading
Alabama State Representative Chip Brown (R-Hollinger’s Island) has introduced HB 392. It would end elections for Public Service Commissioner. Currently these are statewide partisan races. The last time any third party was on the Alabama ballot was November 2022, when … Continue reading
On February 7, U.S. District Court Judge J. P. Boulee, a Trump appointee, ordered the FBI to unseal the affidavit that resulted in issuance of the search warrant for the November 2020 ballots from Fulton County,Georgia. The lawsuit had been … Continue reading
