In 2020, only seven states won’t have government-funded presidential primaries, the fewest ever. States that did not have a presidential primary in 2016, but which will in 2020, are Colorado, Maine, Minnesota, and Utah. This assumes that one of the … Continue reading
Richard Winger
Generally speaking, it is easy to know or predict the date of every state’s presidential primary in 2020, except for New York. The statute says the New York 2020 presidential primary will be on February 4, but that is very … Continue reading
History Professor James Coll has this op-ed in the Albany Times-Union, criticizing his own state’s ballot access laws. His op-ed does not mention that earlier this year, the New York legislature moved the independent candidate petition deadline from August to … Continue reading
On March 28, the New Hampshire Senate passed SB 8, to create an independent redistricting commission to draw lines for congressional and legislative districts. A similar bill has already passed in the House. … Continue reading
Lee Drutman has this article at VOX, advocating ranked choice voting for U.S. presidential elections. See here for information about Drutman. Thanks to June Genis for the VOX link. … Continue reading