August 19 is the deadline for Alaska independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, to submit petitions. The Constitution Party is submitting approximately 4,400 for Governor and 4,300 for Lieutenant Governor. The requirement is 2,975. Assuming these petitions succeed, … Continue reading
Since 1951, Philadelphia has had a charter provision that says, “No officer of member of the Philadelphia Police or of the Fire Department shall pay or give any money or valuable thing or make any subscription or contribution, whether voluntary … Continue reading
On August 14, an unqualified party in New Jersey, the D-R Party, filed a lawsuit in state court in Trenton called D-R Political Organization v Guadagno. The lawsuit argues that the Secretary of State and county election officials are unlawfully … Continue reading
Public Policy Polling released this North Carolina U.S. Senate poll on August 19. The results: Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan 42%, Republican Thom Tillis 38%, Libertarian Sean Haugh 8%, undecided 13%. Thanks to PoliticalWire for the link. … Continue reading
This Politico article by Kyle Kondik analyzes how incumbent members of Congress do in primaries. In the period since the end of World War II, the highest percentage of U.S. House members who were defeated in major party primaries was … Continue reading
