California has been using the top-two system starting in 2011. But 2018 is the first year in which both Governor and U.S. Senate are on the ballot. Both offices always attract many candidates into the primary. And because candidates from … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2018
David Leip has contacted Washington state county election officials to learn the total number of write-ins cast for President in that state in November 2016. The answer is an amazing 105,678 write-in votes. The failure of Washington state election officials … Continue reading
In 1972 and again in 1974, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that states must provide alternatives to candidate filing fees, at least if the candidate has a low income and few savings. In 1975 a U.S. District Court in … Continue reading
On April 14, the New York Working Families Party overwhelmingly endorsed Cynthia Nixon for Governor instead of incumbent Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo is running for re-election this year. See this story. The WFP is now highly likely to nominate Nixon in … Continue reading
On February 1, a U.S. District Court ruled that Florida must have uniform, non-arbitrary rules on how ex-felons may regain their ability to register to vote. The decision noted that during the four years when Governor Charlie Crist was Governor, … Continue reading