Twenty U.S. House Republicans have been voting against Kevin McCarthy for Speaker. This blog post takes no position on the wisdom of these Representatives’ decision not to vote for their party’s nominee for Speaker. But it seems obvious that the … Continue reading
On January 4, Buffalo, New York Mayor Byron Brown filed this brief in Meadors v Erie County Board of Elections, w.d., 1:21cv-982. This is the lawsuit against the May petition deadline for New York independent candidates, a deadline created in … Continue reading
In November 2022, the Americans Coming Together Party ran three legislative candidates in West Virginia. The party is a centrist party. One of its nominees, S. Marshall Wilson, polled 39.7% of the vote in a two-person race, against a Republican … Continue reading
In mid-December 2022, the Alabama Secretary of State gave a free list of the registered voters to the Libertarian Party, because it had qualified for statewide ballot access in the 2022 election. Alabama charges more for the list of registered … Continue reading
If President Biden and Vice-President Harris died in this period, the next President would be the U.S. Senate President Pro Tempore, Patty Murray of Washington state. Just now there is no Speaker. Thanks to Charles Stewart and Doug Hess for … Continue reading
