On October 14, the Fifth Circuit reversed a U.S. District Court in Texas and reinstated the Texas requirement that voters at the polls show certain types of government photo-ID in order to vote. Here is the order. The decision is … Continue reading
Scott Lay, a California political analyst who maintains a well-read blog about California government and politics, says here that California’s top-two primary ballot may be responsible for lower primary turnouts. His point is that in top-two primaries, for some offices, … Continue reading
On October 13, Doug Butzier died in a plane crash. He was an emergency room physician in Dubuque, Iowa, and president of the hospital’s medical staff. See this story. He was the Libertarian Party nominee for U.S. Senate in Iowa. … Continue reading
The five candidates on the ballot for Governor of South Carolina will debate each other on October 14 at Charleston Southern University. See this story. The debaters include the nominees of the Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, United Citizens Party, and the … Continue reading
See this blog post at Uncovered Politics, which says that Lincoln’s daily newspaper, the Journal Star, has endorsed independent Jim Jenkins for U.S. Senate from Nebraska. … Continue reading
