The District of Columbia election law provides a mechanism that prevents one party from winning all the seats on the Washington, D.C., city council. Each election, there are two open at-large seats on the city council, but no party can … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2014
On April 17, Public Policy Polling released a gubernatorial poll for Florida. It shows Democrat Charlie Crist at 46%, Republican incumbent Rick Scott at 41%, “other” 7%, undecided 6%. The only announced minor party candidate expected to be on the … Continue reading
Before 2013, the South Carolina election law said that a party cannot switch from nominating by primary, to nominating by convention, unless three-fourths of the delegates to its state convention approve the idea. In 2013, the legislature made it even … Continue reading
On April 16, some voters who do not have any government photo-ID filed a lawsuit against an Arkansas law which requires such ID in order for them to vote at the polls. See this story. The lawsuit is based on … Continue reading
Readers can read the April 15 Los Angeles Times story on how California’s minor parties are injured by the top-two system (Proposition 14), at this link, courtesy of the Redding, California daily newspaper, the Record-Searchlight. … Continue reading