On August 28, two Wyoming independent legislative candidates filed a lawsuit in state court, arguing that Wyoming’s “sore loser” law violates the Wyoming Constitution. See this story.
On August 28, two Wyoming independent legislative candidates filed a lawsuit in state court, arguing that Wyoming’s “sore loser” law violates the Wyoming Constitution. See this story.
Sore loser laws would be unnecessary if run-off voting was used.
@Walter, “unnecessary” is not a good word to use here, because it implies that they are necessary under our current voting system. They aren’t. A better phrase would be “have no purpose”. Sore loser laws would have no purpose if run-off voting was used. Today, they do, but they’re not necessary.
Secretary Gray said the law is there “for a good reason”, but he didn’t say it’s necessary. When it comes to the role of government, the difference matters.
NOOOO EXTREMIST CAUCUSES / PRIMARIES / CONVENTIONS === NOOOO *SORE LOSERS*
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Sore loser laws would also be unnecessary if we did away with parties and had exclusively independents running in all elections. I’m not saying we should do that, but it is a possibility. One that several countries use specifically with regard to electing their head of state.