On November 21, supporters of ranked choice voting submitted signatures for a Massachusetts initiative to use that system in all federal and state elections. Thanks to Fairvote for this news.
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On November 21, the California Supreme Court issued a ruling in Patterson v Padilla, finding that the new law requiring presidential primary candidates to disclose their tax returns if they want to be on a presidential primary ballot violates the … Continue reading
Former Rhode Island Governor and U.S. Senator Lincoln Chafee attended the recent meeting of the Libertarian Party national committee. Here is a news story from Rhode Island which interviewed him about that. … Continue reading
Mark Sanford withdrew from the Republican presidential race on November 13. Prior to that, the Michigan Secretary of State had determined that he is mentioned in news media and so had listed him on the 2020 Republican presidential primary ballot. … Continue reading
The North Carolina statutory deadline for candidates to file for the March 2020 primary is December 20, 2019. But on November 20, a state court enjoined that deadline, but only for U.S. House candidates. The court did not set a … Continue reading