On July 28, a Superior Court in San Francisco held a hearing in a lawsuit challenging the city’s charter amendment that lets certain non-citizens vote in San Francisco School Board elections. See this story. The lawsuit says the State Constitution … Continue reading
Cal Matters has this interesting story about write-in candidates in the June 2022 primary for partisan office, who placed second and therefore will be on the general election ballot. Of course these were all in districts in which only one … Continue reading
The New York Times has this story about the fact that no minor party gubernatorial petitions succeeded this year, as a result of the 2020 law that tripled the number of signatures for statewide office, and also increased the vote … Continue reading
The Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association is hosting a gubernatorial debate on July 29. Betsy Johnson, the independent candidate who was formerly a Democratic member of the legislature, will participate, along with the Democratic and Republican nominees. See this story. … Continue reading
On July 27, the SAM Party announced that it has merged into the Forward Party. The press release says the Renew America Movement (which, so far, has been a pressure group, not a political party) is joining as well. The … Continue reading
