On November 15, a U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., delivered a temporary setback in a lawsuit designed to force the District to let its voters choose an Attorney General in the 2014 election. The case was filed by Paul … Continue reading
Lucas Overby, a Libertarian who hoped to run in the upcoming Florida special election, U.S. House district 13, submitted 1,386 signatures in lieu of the filing fee, to meet a requirement of 1,172 valid signatures. His petition has now been … Continue reading
Los Angeles County election officials have contracted with IDEO, asking IDEO to design a new machine for permitting voters to cast their votes, and to count those votes. IDEO is a famous company with many design successes in the past, … Continue reading
Jacobin Magazine has this essay by Ari Paul, criticizing the Working Families Party of Syracuse for consistently refusing to support Howie Hawkins even when Hawkins runs strong campaigns that have a chance of winning. Howie Hawkins is one of the … Continue reading
On Friday evening, November 15, Kshama Sawant’s opponent, incumbent Seattle city councilman Richard Conlin, conceded to her. Sawant is the Socialist Alternative candidate in the citywide non-partisan race for city council. See this story. … Continue reading
