The St. Louis initiative to use Approval Voting for the city’s elections for its own officers has enough valid signatures. In November 2020 the voters of St. Louis will vote on whether to use Approval Voting. Approval Voting lets a … Continue reading
On March 30, Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed SB 28. It deletes language added in 2017 that says independent candidates must have this label on the ballot: “Does not qualify to be listed on the ballot as affiliated with a … Continue reading
Massachusetts, like 47 other states, elects its presidential electors on a winner-take-all system, in which the slate that gets the highest popular vote wins all of the state’s electors. On March 31, the First Circuit said that provision does not … Continue reading
John Meyer, an independent candidate for Attorney General of Montana, has sued in state court to force the state to let him use electronic signatures. He needs 16,639 signatures by May 25. See this story. Meyer v Stapleton, 18th judicial … Continue reading
On March 31, Eric Esshaki, a Republican candidate for U.S. House in Michigan, filed a federal lawsuit arguing that because of the health crisis, he cannot collect the needed 1,000 signatures to get on the August primary ballot. Esshaki v … Continue reading
