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On February 7, the Virginia House passed HB 1107, which lets local governments use ranked choice voting for elections for their own officers. The vote was 57-42. Here is the text. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
Minnesota law on the order of candidates on the general election ballot is unique. It says that nominees of ballot-qualified parties must be listed first, in inverse order of how many votes each of them received at the last election … Continue reading
Law Professor Richard Pildes, a specialist in election law, here explains the challenges for the Nevada Democratic Party for its 2020 caucus to choose delegates to the national convention. … Continue reading
New Hampshire Representative Max Abramson has introduced HB 1214. It says that a group that is not a qualified party, but which has at least 500 registered members, may appear automatically on the November ballot. Such a group would nominate … Continue reading
The Oregon House Rules Committee has introduced HB 4026. It eases the definition of “political party” by lowering the percentage of registered voters needed for a party to maintain status, from one-half of 1%, to one-third of 1%. This registration … Continue reading