The Connecticut Working Families Party polled the lowest percentage of the vote in its history for state office in 2018. It has been running a substantial number of candidates for the legislature each year starting in 2002. For State Senate, … Continue reading
Richard Winger
Ballot Access News December 1, 2018 – Volume 34, Number 7 This issue was printed on violet paper. Table of Contents MINOR PARTY AND INDEPENDENT VOTE FOR TOP OFFICES LOWEST MIDTERM SINCE 1982 MAINE RANKED CHOICE VOTING MAKES HISTORY HIGH … Continue reading
The only state in which state election officials haven’t released official election returns for November 2018 is West Virginia. Also there is still one unresolved state legislative race in Connecticut, and one unresolved U.S. House race in North Carolina. … Continue reading
The New York Conservative Party remains a powerhouse among third parties in the U.S. It has been ballot-qualified starting in 1962, longer than any other party in any state other than the Democratic and Republican Parties. It always has nominees … Continue reading
Former New York Assemblymember Richard Brodsky, who served in the legislature for 27 years, has this op-ed in the Albany Times-Union. The op-ed defends fusion voting. The very fact that Brodsky wrote this op-ed suggests there is a real possibility … Continue reading