Tom Campbell has this op-ed in the Orange County Register, suggesting that the new lawsuit against the Commission on Presidential Debates, which depends on antitrust law, has merit. Campbell was once director of the antitrust arm of the Federal Trade … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2015
Douglas E. Goodman, a Nevadan who is an advocate of election reform, favors eliminating the primary and simply holding a general election. The general election would use Instant Runoff Voting. Parties would be given the choice to either nominate someone … Continue reading
The United Independent Party of Massachusetts now has 15,083 registered members. As of September 9, 2015, it had 11,213. It is trying to get 40,000 registered members by November 2016, so that it will remain ballot-qualified for 2018. However, if … Continue reading
On October 22, New Mexico Secretary of State Dianna Duran resigned. See this story. Secretary Duran has been hostile toward minor parties and independent candidates. In 2013 she removed the Green Party and the Constitution Party from the ballot, because … Continue reading
This Huffington Post article displays past and current poll results over presidential debates. It shows that a majority has consistently favored inclusive debates, going back to 1980. There is also interesting results over public opinion on other issues with debates, … Continue reading