On March 4, Randy Flowers, an independent candidate for U.S. Houses from the 17th district of Illinois, filed a federal lawsuit against the petition requirements for independent candidates for U.S. House. Here is the Complaint in Flowers v Illinois State … Continue reading
Kevin Kiley, who had been elected as a California Republican member of Congress in 2024, has switched his registration to independent. He will run for re-election in the Sixth U.S. House district this year. In California, independent candidates are forced … Continue reading
As already reported, the Oklahoma initiative for a top-two system did not get on the ballot. This article has more details. The supporters submitted 209,616 signatures, to meet a goal of 172,993 signatures. The Secretary of State found that 142,567 … Continue reading
On March 5, an attorney for Tom Steyer, a California Democratic candidate for Governor, asked California Secretary of State to examine the residency of Eric Swalwell, another Democratic candidate for Governor. See the letter that sets forth the case that … Continue reading
On March 6, the San Jose Mercury-News carried this story, asking if California is likely to change its top-two system to something else. The story erroneously says California had a closed primary before top-two started in 2011. This is not … Continue reading
