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On April 29, Elvin Dowling, who wants to run in a future special election to fill the vacancy in the U.S. House, 20th district seat, sued Governor Ron DeSantis. The Governor has not yet set the dates for a special … Continue reading
Richard Winger
Political scientist professor Marjorie Hershey has this article explaining why third parties in the U.S. win few seats. She says the U.S. would have a multi-party system if it had proportional representation. Ironically, her article says the Libertarian Party is … Continue reading
On May 3, the Working Families Party won a lawsuit in State Supreme Court in Schenectady County, over whether its nominees should be on the ballot. Their nominees were also Democratic nominees. Republicans had challenged the electronic signatures on the … Continue reading
On May 1, the voters of Austin, Texas, passed Proposition E, providing that in future elections for city office, ranked choice voting will be used. It passed with 58% of the vote. Thanks to Rob Richie for this news. The … Continue reading
KUTV in Salt Lake City, which is a CBS affiliate, seems to be the first general news outlet to have carried a story on the Libertarian Party’s response to the State of the Union Address. See here. … Continue reading