Now that the American Independent Party has saved its spot on the California ballot as a result of Governor Gavin Newsom’s veto of SB 696, it will have a presidential primary, as it always does. J. R. Myers, presidential nominee … Continue reading
Las Cruces, New Mexico, is using ranked choice voting for its city election for the first time. See this story. … Continue reading
On the evening of October 9, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed SB 696, the bill to make it illegal for a party to have “independent” or “independence” as part of its name. Thanks to Mark Seidenberg for this news. See … Continue reading
On October 8, the California Secretary of State finally filed a notice of appeal in Trump v Padilla, e.d., 2:19cv-1501. This is the lawsuit over the California law that requires presidential primary candidates to show their income tax returns. … Continue reading
On October 8, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed 17 bills relating to election law. See his press release. However, the press release has no information about SB 212, which lets non-charter cities and counties use ranked choice voting for their … Continue reading
