Ed Rollins, veteran political consultant who managed the Ross Perot presidential campaign in the spring of 1992 has this interesting description of exactly how the Republican Party chooses a presidential nominee.
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Mimi Soltysik has declared his intent to obtain the presidential nomination of the Socialist Party. See this story. He was the campaign manager for the Socialist Party’s presidential nominee in 2012. Soltysik lives in Los Angeles. The Socialist Party national convention will be in Milwaukee on October 16-18.
California State Senate Bill 589 has passed the Senate and several committees in the Assembly. It would provide that adult citizens who have a conservator may still register to vote if they can communicate that they desire to register to vote. Currently, each California county has its own policy about revoking voting rights for registered voters who are put under a conservatorship. See this story. Thanks to AroundtheCapitol for the link.
Jose Nunez-Melo, who was elected to the Canadian Parliament at the last national election in 2011, has left the New Democratic Party and joined the Green Party. See this story. He represents a district in Quebec. The Green Party now has three members in the House.
The Florida legislature is meeting in special session August 10-21 to draw new U.S. House district boundaries. According to this story, the legislature is having a difficult time. Representative Evan Jenne (D-Dania Beach) has introduced HB 21 to establish a non-partisan redistricting commission. It would have 9 members, including three who are not members of either the Democratic or Republican Party.