In the November 2016 election, Maine voters will vote on whether to use Instant Runoff Voting. The Kennebec Journal has this op-ed in support of the initiative. … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2015
According to this story, the forces that put a top-two initiative on the ballot in Arizona in 2012 will try again in 2016. The story does not say if the 2016 proposal will differ in any way from the 2012 … Continue reading
On June 22, the California Senate Elections Committee unanimously passed SB 49, which cancels special legislative elections if only one candidate files to be on the ballot. … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court had already said it will have at least one opinion on Thursday, June 25, and the remainder on Monday, June 29. Now the Court says Friday, June 26, will also be a decision day. Thanks to … Continue reading
On June 19, New York Assemblyman Michael Cusick (D-Staten Island) introduced AB 8308, which moves the 2016 petition deadline for independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, from August 23 to August 2. The bill also provides that the … Continue reading