The BBC has this article about Brighton, England, which has a city council controlled by the Green Party. Brighton, on the south coast of England, has a population of 273,400, and is probably the largest jurisdiction in the English-speaking world … Continue reading
The best percentage of the vote for any minor party gubernatorial candidate in 2014 was Bob Healey’s showing for Governor of Rhode Island, on the Moderate Party ticket. Healey claimed he only spent $36 on the entire campaign. PolitiFact investigated … Continue reading
This December 17 Daily Oklahoman editorial again recommends that the Oklahoma legislature improve ballot access for newly-qualifying parties and independent presidential candidates. The editorial also recommends that the two major parties open their primaries to independent voters. The editorial disagrees … Continue reading
Zambia holds a presidential election on January 20, 2015. Eleven parties have qualified for the election, including the Green Party, which is campaigning to legalize marijuana, and also to try to export marijuana to countries that permit medicinal marijuana. See … Continue reading
Iowa State Senator Brad Zaun (R-Urbandale) has pre-introduced a bill to provide that when no one gets as much as 35% of the vote in a partisan primary, the government will hold a run-off primary. Iowa primaries are in June, … Continue reading
