The New York legislature recently enacted a bill setting up a Commission to study public funding for statewide state office. The bill says that the Commission’s plan must be released by December 1. Then, if the legislature does nothing by … Continue reading
On April 23, the Colorado House passed HB 19-1278. Among other things, it increases the number of signatures for independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties (but it does not change the presidential ballot access requirement). It raises the … Continue reading
On April 23, the California Senate Elections Committee passed SB 212. It lets non-charter cities and counties use ranked choice voting for their own officers, if they wish to. The vote was 3-1.
On April 23, Prince Edward Island held a referendum on whether to use proportional representation in future elections for officers of that province. The yes vote was slightly higher than 49%. See this story. Thanks to Cliff Thies for the … Continue reading
On April 24, Iowa Representative Andy McKean said he will change his registration from Republican to Democratic as soon as he gets home. See this story. He has served 29 years in the legislature. Thanks to Political Wire for this … Continue reading
