NYU Law Professor Richard Pildes has written an essay that generally says the U.S. was better off when most states did not use presidential primaries. Here he summarizes the essay. Most states did not use presidential primaries before 1972. … Continue reading
The Houston Chronicle, the nation’s third largest newspaper by Sunday circulation, has endorsed Joseph LeBlanc for Texas U.S. House, 22nd district. LeBlanc is running against the Republican incumbent, Congressman Troy Nehls, and also against a Democrat, Jamie Kaye Jordan.
The Daily Texan, student newspaper for the University of Texas, carries this opinion piece advocating that no one ever vote for an independent candidate. The piece says that no independent has ever won an election in Texas. Actually, an independent … Continue reading
This article explains the campaign for and against Question 3 in Nevada, the top-five initiative. It says the proponents have raised $17,000,000, mostly from out-of-state. Even though this is a long article, neither it, nor any other newspaper story, explains … Continue reading
On October 21, the Nevada Supreme Court issued an order in ACLU of Nevada v County of Nye, 85507. The court will allow Nye County to count its general election ballots by hand instead of with vote-counting machines. But the … Continue reading
