On October 7, the Charles County, Maryland, Republican Central Committee resolved to ask the state party to let independent voters vote in Republican primaries in 2016. See this story. The story quotes Todd Eberly, a political science professor, as saying … Continue reading
On October 8, Survey USA released a poll for the U.S. Senate race in South Dakota. The results: Republican Mike Rounds 35%; independent Larry Pressler 32%; Democrat Rick Weiland 28%; independent Gordon Howie 3%; undecided 2%. See here for more … Continue reading
On October 7, the Republican nominee for Connecticut Comptroller, Sharon McLaughlin, debated the Green Party nominee for that office, Rolf Maurer. The Democratic nominee, Kevin Lembo, did not choose to participate. See this story. The part of the story about … Continue reading
On October 7, a 3-judge U.S. District Court in the eastern district invalidated Virginia’s U.S. House district boundaries. The case is Page v Virginia State Board of Elections, 3:13cv-678. Here is the opinion, which was 2-1. Including the dissent, the … Continue reading
On October 7, the Ninth Circuit agreed to rehear Chula Vista Citizens for Jobs v Norris, 12-55726. The original decision, released several months ago, struck down a California law that says the proponents of local initiatives must be named on … Continue reading
