The Birmingham News of February 8 has this editorial, urging the Alabama legislature to pass Rep. Cam Ward’s ballot access bill. Ward has improved the bill so that now it cuts the number of signatures, both for independent candidates and … Continue reading
On February 7, the man who won the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, Scott Cohen, dropped out of the race. See this story. Thanks to Clay Shentrup for the news. Probably the Illinois Democratic Party will need to … Continue reading
The Arkansas Green Party is not now on the ballot, even though it polled over 20% for U.S. Senate in 2008 and elected a state legislator. It will begin its drive to collect the required 10,000 valid signatures on March … Continue reading
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced that he wants a national referendum on whether the United Kingdom should use Instant Runoff Voting in its parliamentary elections. The British term is the “Alternative Vote.” See this story. Thanks to Jonathan … Continue reading
Rosalea Barker is a California journalist who writes for a New Zealand monthly publication, “Werewolf” (werewolf.co.nz). Here is her article, for a New Zealand audience, about California’s “top-two open primary.” Werewolf is part of the Scoop Independent news network. … Continue reading
