The Bangor Daily News has this op-ed by former State Senator Dick Woodbury, advocating support for the initiative for ranked-choice voting that will be on the ballot in November 2016. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Montana Representative Geraldine Custer has withdrawn HB 70, her bill to establish all postal voting for Montana. The bill had the support of Secretary of State Linda McCulloch, but Representative Custer and Secretary of State McCulloch determined that the bill … Continue reading
Michigan Senator Marty Knollenberg (R-Troy) has introduced SB 13, which abolishes the straight-ticket device. Republicans have a majority in both houses of the legislature, and Michigan has a Republican governor. The Michigan Republican Party has long been opposed to the … Continue reading
George F. Will has this column about U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, and the possibility that he will run for president outside the two major parties. Will says Sanders has said he might have trouble getting on ballots, and then chides … Continue reading
Eight Republican New Hampshire legislators have introduced HB 185, to restore the straight-ticket device. New Hampshire eliminated it in 2007, after Democrats won control of the legislature in 2006. The general argument in favor of straight-ticket devices is that many … Continue reading