Mississippi elects all its state offices in the odd years before presidential election years. The state elects eight statewide state officers this year. Filing for party primaries closed on March 1. The Democrats are only running candidates for five of … Continue reading
Back on January 7, 2011, the Kentucky Senate passed an interesting bill to move the presidential primary from May to August. It is SB 4. However, it cannot pass, because the House Elections Committee never set it for a hearing, … Continue reading
Yale Law Professor Bruce Ackerman has this short article in Foreign Policy, which advocates that Egypt switch to a parliamentary system from a presidential system. Ackerman also seems to imply that Egypt should use proportional representation, although he does not … Continue reading
Colorado campaign finance laws permit an individual to donate $400 to a candidate for the legislature who is nominated by primary. Almost always, only Democrats and Republicans are nominated by primary in Colorado. The statute also says no one can … Continue reading
On March 1, the Kentucky House Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee defeated SB 41 by a vote of 5-4. This is the bill that provides that independent voters may vote in the primary of their choice. If the … Continue reading
