Proponents of Instant-Runoff Voting in St. Paul, Minnesota, have decided not to submit signatures for their initiative this week. Therefore, the initiative asking voters if they wish to use Instant-Runoff Voting in city elections will not be before voters in … Continue reading
On August 9, the ACLU filed a lawsuit on behalf of the New Hampshire Libertarian Party, against a law that took effect last month. It provides that the qualified parties have inexpensive access to a statewide list of registered voters … Continue reading
Only 13,262 votes were cast in the famous Ames, Iowa straw poll for the Republican presidential race. Last time this event was held, in 1999, there were over 20,000 votes cast. Voters had to pay $35 to vote. Mitt Romney … Continue reading
On August 9, a New York state court in Brooklyn heard arguments over whether the New York State Independence Party may give counties outside New York city local control over the party’s nominations process, while at the same time giving … Continue reading
The Illinois legislature has passed SB 662, and the bill is on its way to the Governor. Illinois is only the third state this year in which any ballot access improvement bills have passed the state legislature. The others are … Continue reading
