Think Progress has this story about the Maine initiative for instant-runoff voting for all federal and state office (except President). The article is by Scott Keyes. Think Progress is one of the most prominent politics blogs, and has existed since … Continue reading
Lisa Madigan, Illinois Attorney General, agrees that incoming Governor Bruce Rauner has the authority to appoint a new State Comptroller to replace Judy Baar Topinka, who died this month, shortly after being re-elected. But the Attorney General also advocates that … Continue reading
The Hill, which covers Congress in depth, has this op-ed by Tom Squitieri, “Independent and third-party politicians could ease gridlock.” … Continue reading
Now that all states have reported their official vote totals, it is possible to calculate the vote for each nationally-organized party’s vote for the office at the top of the ballot for November 2014. Top-of-ballot office is defined to mean … Continue reading
Maine State Representative Ben Chipman (I-Portland) will introduce a bill in the 2015 session of the legislature, easing the number of signatures needed to get on the primary ballot of a small ballot-qualified party. The bill will probably set the … Continue reading
