Ted Rall, an author and editorial cartoonist, has this opinion piece defending political parties and partisanship, and criticizing top-two systems. Some of his points have support in the political science research conducted by Samara Klar and Yanna Krupnikov, set forth … Continue reading
On June 8, the Minnesota Secretary of State approved the Libertarian Party’s gubernatorial petition. The Secretary of State is still checking the petitions for the Green Party, the Independence Party, the Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party, and the Legal Marijuana Now Party. … Continue reading
On June 11, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Husted v A. Philip Randolph Institute, 16-980. The decision says that Ohio’s method for purging voters does not violate the federal law on voter registration. Here is the decision. … Continue reading
On June 5, San Francisco held a special election for Mayor, using ranked choice voting. The San Francisco Chronicle, and former Mayor Willie Brown, have been opposed to ranked choice voting for over a decade. Here is an opinion piece … Continue reading
A committee of the Democratic National Committee has approved a rule that says anyone seeking the nomination of the Democratic Party for president must declare that he or she is a Democrat. See this story. This is somewhat ironic, given … Continue reading
