On December 15, the New York State Board of Elections held a meeting, and discussed the possibility of setting up a pilot project to use “Expressvote” vote-counting machines. New York and New Jersey currently have the nation’s worst ballot format. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
According to this Democracy 21 press release, some members of Congress are working to change the public funding system for presidential elections. Apparently primary season matching funds would be abolished, and the money would be used to pay for the … Continue reading
Last year, the Montana Republican Party filed a lawsuit against state law that requires the party to nominate candidates for public office in an open primary. On December 14, U.S. District Court Judge Brian Morris, an Obama appointee, ruled that … Continue reading
The Texas Democratic Party has recruited a full slate of candidates for the 2016 statewide offices. Although there is no certainly that all of them will qualify for the March primary ballot, it is likely that they will. The 2015 … Continue reading
Jill Stein, the 2012 Green Party presidential nominee who is again seeking the Green Party presidential nomination, recently attended meetings in Paris and Moscow. On December 10 she sat at the same banquet table as Vladimir Putin, and she met … Continue reading
The Arizona Green Party will have two candidates in its presidential primary, Jill Stein and Kent Mesplay. In 2012, when anyone could get on any party’s presidential primary in Arizona just by asking, the Green Party had six candidates. The … Continue reading