On April 10, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed HB 1103. It lets local governments use ranked choice voting for their own elections.
Richard Winger
On April 10, Maine’s Governor Janet Mills extended the petition deadline for non-presidential independent candidates from May 26 to June 26. She did not change the independent presidential petition deadline, which continues to be August 3. This change was included … Continue reading
See this blog post from Political Wire, which says that Congressman Justin Amash is thinking seriously about running for president. … Continue reading
On April 13, U.S. District Court Judge Terrence Berg permitted another candidate to file an amicus in the pending lawsuit over primary petitioning during the health crisis. Esshaki v Whitmer, e.d., 2:20cv-10831. The candidate who will submit an amicus must … Continue reading
The Salem News has this editorial, urging a cut in the number of signatures needed to get on primary ballots in Massachusetts. … Continue reading