On May 30, filing closed for major party primaries in Wyoming. The only person who filed for U.S. House in the Democratic primary is Richard Grayson, who lives in Apache Junction, Arizona. He is one of only two individuals in the U.S. who has ever been an Americans Elect nominee for Congress; he won the(More)…
Buzzfeed has this article which says that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has asked the Democratic nominees for Comptroller and Attorney General not to accept the Working Families nomination. This news, if true, can only mean that Cuomo is pessimistic about his chances of himself receiving the Working Families nomination. The offices named above are(More)…
The Hoover Institution released a Golden State Poll on May 28. Question eight asks, “There has been a lot of talk about the California state legislature’s failure to address important problems facing California. Do you think that the ‘open primaries’ will lead to progress on important public policy issues in this state?” The answers to(More)…
Press Release For Immediate Release contact: Scott Horton Scott@ScottHorton.org After a nearly two year absence, the Scott Horton Show is again being broadcast live on the Liberty Radio Network (LRN). …
On May 23, the United Independent Party submitted its petition to place its nominees for Governor and Lieutenant Governor on the November 2014 Massachusetts ballot. The gubernatorial candidate, Evan Falchuk, has been campaigning hard since 2013, and has a well-financed campaign. He is likely to poll at least 3%, and if he does, the United(More)…
On May 28, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin signed SB 86, which moves the petition deadline for independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, from June to August. The change takes effect next year. Because this bill passed, there are only four states with independent presidential deadlines earlier than July: North Carolina, New Mexico, Texas,(More)…
Another example of why they need to pass the Read the Bills Act
On May 27, the California Assembly passed AB 2233, which makes it easier for candidates to get on the ballot in special elections. The bill reduces the number of signatures in lieu of filing fee, so that the number of signatures is proportionate to the number of days permitted for collecting the signatures. Petitions in(More)…
On May 28, a Golden State Poll commissioned for the Hoover Institution was released for California’s June gubernatorial primary. The results: incumbent Democrat Jerry Brown 36%, Republican Tim Donnelly 12%, Republican Neel Kashkari 5%, other and undecided 47%. The election is June 3. Most notably, the poll showed that independent voters prefer Tim Donnelly to(More)…
Sam’s place was a carbon copy of Jeff’s place upstairs only he had knocked down all of the walls to create his grow house. He had electricity and water for …
