For the first time in at least a century, a public official has been removed from office for violating the Fourteenth Amendment’s “insurrection” clause. On September 6, a New Mexico state trial court removed Couy Griffin from his County Commissioner … Continue reading
Political scientist Jonathan Bernstein writes here about election systems in which parties don’t have nominees for important office such as Congress. As is traditional for political scientists, he supports the concept of political parties and thereby criticizes the Alaska election … Continue reading
Todd Carney, an attorney who writes for Real Clear Politics, has this article about California’s top-two system. Thanks to Fairvote for the link. The article has a factual error near the end, when it discusses the Alaska top-four system. It … Continue reading
On September 6, North Dakota Democratic nominee for U.S. House Mark Haugen will withdraw from the November 2022 election, and independent candidate Cara Mund, running for the same office, will file her independent candidate petition. See this story. … Continue reading
On August 18, a South Carolina state trial court removed the Labor Party nominees for Governor and Lieutenant Governor from the November ballot. The State Election Commission had intended to print the Labor Party nominees on the ballot, but then … Continue reading
