One of the UKIP’s two members of the British House of Commons is advocating electoral reform, which probably means either ranked-choice voting or proportional representation. See this story. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2015
The February 28 issue of the Tulsa World has this editorial, advocating that the legislature pass HB 2181, which eases the petition requirement for newly-qualifying parties. Thanks to E. Zachary Knight for the link. … Continue reading
On February 27, the Ohio Libertarian Party requested a ruling from a U.S. District Court that the Court keep the party on the ballot for the 2015 local partisan elections. The party is awaiting a ruling from the same court … Continue reading
On February 27, a Superior Court in North Carolina ruled that a trial is needed to determine if the new law, requiring voters at the polls to show government photo-ID, violates the State Constitution. See this story. The case is … Continue reading
Here is the latest version of the New York state voter registration form. It has been revised to list the two parties that became ballot-qualified in November 2014, the Women’s Equality Party and the Reform Party (which changed its name … Continue reading
Virginia law allows qualified parties to nominate by primary or convention. However, the law also says that when an incumbent is running for re-election, he or she can make the decision of how the party nominates. On February 25, the … Continue reading