Virginia requires 5,000 signatures for presidential primary candidates to get on a ballot. December 13 was the deadline. Fourteen candidates submitted petitions: Michael Bennet, Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Julian Castro, Tulsi Gabbard, Amy Klobuchar, Deval Patrick, … Continue reading
Richard Winger
The Florida initiative for a top-two primary (for state and local partisan office) has enough valid signatures and will appear on the November 2020 ballot. There is a slight chance that the Florida Supreme Court will remove it, but that … Continue reading
On December 13, Massachusetts Secretary of state William Galvin said that he will put William Weld and Joe Walsh on the Republican presidential primary ballot automatically, because they are discussed in news media. But he said he won’t put Rocky … Continue reading
Here is a link to the BBC for election returns for the December 12 parliamentary election in the United Kingdom. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link. … Continue reading
Wisconsin State Senator Mark Miller (D-Monona) and Representative Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) are about to introduce a bill to use ranked choice voting for federal, state, and local office in the state, excluding recall elections. The bills don’t have numbers yet, … Continue reading