June 17 was the deadline for candidates to file for Florida primaries, or for independent candidates to pay their filing fees for the general election, for state and local office. The Secretary of State has posted a candidate list here. … Continue reading
As of the close of business on Friday, June 17, the California June primary vote for second-place in the Insurance Commissioner election is almost tied. The results: Robert Howell, Republican, 1,124,820; Marc Levine, Democrat, 1,123,348. The incumbent, Ricardo Lara, is … Continue reading
CATO has this criticism of California’s top-two system, written by Andy Craig. Thanks to Eric Wong for the link. The majority party has been deprived of ballot access four times under the California top-two system. Craig mentions the 2012 incident, … Continue reading
On June 17, Louisiana asked the U.S. Supreme Court to issue a stay in the redistricting case. The Fifth Circuit had asked the legislature to redraw the U.S. House boundaries, to provide for two districts, not just one, with an … Continue reading
Supporters of the Missouri top-four initiative have released a statement, expressing concern they their initiative may not have enough valid signatures. See this story. Statewide initiatives need a certain share of the last vote cast in a certain number of … Continue reading
