Some California high schools hold a mock presidential election, with assistance from the Secretary of State, who furnishes participating schools with mock ballots. The mock ballots are identical to real California ballots. On October 12, the Secretary of State released … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court website now has a link to the transcript of the oral argument of October 5 in Carney v Adams. This is the case over the Delaware law that allows only registered Democrats and Republicans to be … Continue reading
On Friday, October 9, a Missouri gubernatorial debate was held. All four ballot-listed candidates participated. They are the nominees of the Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, and Green Parties. The debaters were in the same room but there was no live audience. … Continue reading
The New York Times has this interesting story showing when each state begins to pre-process ballots that arrive before election day. “Pre-process” does not mean that the ballot is counted early. It means that the time-consuming work of checking the … Continue reading
The Equal Time Law, passed by Congress in 1934, still exists. It has been pruned back by court decisions that say “bona fide news shows” are exempt. However, a “bona fide news show” must include more than one candidate. On … Continue reading
