On February 26, the U.S. Supreme Court accepted Washington State’s appeal of the “top-two” primary case. The voters of Washington state had passed that type of primary in November 2004. But in 2005 the U.S. District Court had ruled it … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2007
Louisiana held special elections in three state house seats on Saturday, February 24. In the 40th district in the central part of the state (St. Landry Parish), five Democrats and one independent, Bradford Jackson, ran. Jackson came in third with … Continue reading
Hawaii has a very unusual law for determining how a party remains on the ballot. If the party has been on for 3 elections in a row, then it is automatically qualified for the next 5 elections. But after the … Continue reading
On February 23, California Assemblymen Gene Mullin and Mark Leno introduced AB 1294. It would let any city or county choose to use Instant-Runoff voting for its own elections. Currently, only chartered cities and chartered counties may do so without … Continue reading
Back on August 23, 2006, the 3rd circuit ruled adversely in the Pennsylvania ballot access lawsuit Rogers v Corbett. The issue was whether the state could force qualified parties to submit petitions for their nominees, even though those parties had … Continue reading
Iowa’s legislature will probably pass HF 399, which permits people to register at the polls on election day. Iowa’s neighbors Minnesota and Wisconsin have had same-day voter registration for many years, and the perception is that it works well there. … Continue reading