On October 23, a U.S. District Court in Trenton, New Jersey, granted an injunction against a state law that forbids exit pollsters from working closer than 100 feet from the entrance to polling places. See this story. The case is … Continue reading
According to this article, a task force of the New Hampshire legislature has just started working on drafting a plan for public funding of state election campaigns. … Continue reading
The Arizona Secretary of State posts new registration data every three months. The October 1, 2009 tally has just been released. It shows Republicans with 36.33%, Democrats with 33.39%, independents and unqualified parties 29.37%, Libertarians .77%, Greens .14%. Three months … Continue reading
Back in January 2008, the Tennessee Constitution, Green, and Libertarian Parties filed a federal lawsuit, alleging that the requirements to get a previously unqualified party on the ballot are so onerous, they are unconstitutional. No party has successfully petitioned in … Continue reading
A look at both congressional elections, and state legislative elections, in the two states that have used “top-two”, shows that when states switch to “top-two”, the ability of incumbents to be re-elected increases. Also, when a state switches away from … Continue reading
