Texas holds non-partisan city elections on May 12, and then on May 29 holds its partisan primaries for all partisan office, including President. Having two separate kinds of election only 17 days apart has consequences that are explained in this article.
The Russian Parliament has passed a bill to again let Russian voters choose Governors for the various regions of Russia. See this story. Under current law, all the Governors are appointed by the central government.
In Colorado, the Constitution Party is named the “American Constitution Party.” According to this story, the Colorado Constitution Party has asked the Secretary of State not to permit Americans Elect to use “Americans” in its party name. However, it doesn’t seem likely that the Secretary of State will accede to that request. Thanks to Uncovered Politics for the link.
Bob Gray, the President of the Springfield, Illinois Citizens Club, will seek to run for State Senate as an independent candidate. He needs 3,000 valid signatures, due in June. He is well-known in Springfield, and in 2009 was the recipient of the State Journal-Register’s “First Citizen” award. The Citizens Club is well-known for holding regular public forums and candidate debates.
So far, the only other person running for State Senate in that district is the Republican nominee. No Democrat ran in the Democratic primary, but the Democratic Party could still field a candidate if it wishes.
On April 27, a lawsuit was filed in state court against the new Arizona U.S. House district boundaries. See this story. The plaintiffs are satisfied to have the new districts invalidated for elections starting in 2014, but they concede they cannot stop the existing districts for the 2012 election.
