Leslie Graves and Geoff Pallay, researchers at Ballotpedia, have published this report on the lack of voter choices on the ballot for state legislative races. The report says 32.7% of legislative districts have no contest between the two major parties … Continue reading
Kentucky election law section 118.315 says that independent candidates for city office need 2 signatures, but independent candidates for other partisan local office that covers just part of a county need 20 signatures. An independent candidate for Louisville Metro Council, … Continue reading
An award-winning documentary film “Gerrymandering” opens in movie theaters across the nation on October 15. It is directed by Jeff Reichert, and is sharply critical of the method that most states use to draw boundaries for U.S. House districts, and … Continue reading
Alaska, New York and Wisconsin are among the states that elect the candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor jointly. The candidates for each party are listed in one space on the ballot, and the voter must choose a team. Nevertheless, … Continue reading
On October 4, an Illinois State Court of Appeals upheld a decision of a lower state court, keeping the Constitution Party statewide slate of nominees off the ballot. The State Court of Appeals says the slate has 24,935 valid signatures. … Continue reading
