The 18th U.S. House district in Illinois will soon be vacant. See this story, which says that a special election must be held in July, if not before. Under a 2013 U.S. District Court decision, Jones v McGuffage, Illinois cannot … Continue reading
The Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives has just published “Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014”. See it here The charts in the back show the national vote for US House by party, and .for US … Continue reading
On March 16, the Texas House Elections Committee heard testimony on HB 464, the bill to require candidates nominated by minor party convention to pay filing fees. Currently, only candidates running in a partisan primary pay filing fees in Texas. … Continue reading
On March 18, CNN/ORC released a poll which includes questions about how voters would vote for President in November 2016. Scroll down to question 22. Assuming Hillary Clinton is the Democratic nominee, she beats most potential Republican nominees by at … Continue reading
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Representative John Conyers (D-Mi.) have introduced a bill to permit ex-felons to vote in federal elections. Here is a link to the text of the bill, which does not yet have a bill number. … Continue reading
