Last month, five members of the Washington, D.C., city council introduced B20-0265. It moves the primary for president and all other partisan office from the first Tuesday in April, to the second Tuesday in June. The council has 13 members, … Continue reading
On June 7, Judge Lawrence John Appel issued a tentative decision in Rubin v Bowen, the case filed in 2011 by the Green, Libertarian, and Peace & Freedom Parties. The tentative decision says that the case is strong enough so … Continue reading
On June 6, the South Carolina legislature passed SB 2, which makes it easier for a candidate to get on a partisan primary ballot. Current law says if a candidate for state or local office fails to file both an … Continue reading
The Economist has this article about polarisation in the United States. Near the end, it says, “There’s one Constitutional change that could unlock the crippling polarisation in American politics: a switch to a proportional-representation or single-transferable-vote system in one house … Continue reading
This New York Times article illustrates the old-fashioned mechanical voting machines that are likely to be used in the city’s elections this year. A bill to let the city use these machines, S4088, passed the State Senate on May 6, … Continue reading
