The Tennessean, Nashville’s daily newspaper, has this story about the April 1 defeat of SB 1091, the bill that would have lowered the petition for a newly-qualifying party from 2.5% of the last gubernatorial vote (over 40,000 signatures) to exactly 2,500 signatures.
Ohio has several U.S. House districts in which the only person who filed in any party primary is the incumbent. However, Republicans will try to nominate someone by write-in at the May 6 primary in the 13th district, and Democrats will likewise try, in the 4th district. See this Cleveland Plain Dealer news story. Thanks to Tony Roza for the link.
Dartmouth Professor Charles Wheelan will speak in Washington, D.C., about why the U.S. needs a new centrist political party. See this Roll Call news item. The talk is free, and attendees may receive a free copy of Wheelan’s book “The Centrist Manifesto” as long as supplies hold out. The event is at 6 p.m., Hill Center, Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, on Monday, April 7.
The Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee will hear SB 2091 on April 8 at 4:30 p.m. This is the bill to eliminate the straight-ticket device. Thanks to Ken Block for this news.
HR 20, the bill to provide public funding for campaigns for the U.S. House, had 140 co-sponsors soon after it was introduced in February 2014. But since February, it has only gained one co-sponsor. One might have expected more co-sponsors recently, especially given the U.S. Supreme Court decision in McCutcheon v FEC on April 2.
