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
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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
The Alton Telegraph has this story, pointing out that almost half of Illinois legislative elections have only one candidate on the ballot. Thanks to Sam Cahnman for the link. This shows how absurd it was for Illinois Democrats to attack … Continue reading
As of October 12, here are the number of registered voters in each of the three qualified parties of Kansas: Republican 865,387; Democratic 509,048; Libertarian 20,353; independent and miscellaneous 524,195. The percentages are: Republican 45.10%; Democratic 26.53%; Libertarian 1.06%; independent … Continue reading