On May 24, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed HB 5421, the National Popular Vote Plan bill. Connecticut is the first state to join the compact since before the 2016 election. … Continue reading
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On May 24, the Democratic National Committee and its various national campaign committees filed a lawsuit against the Florida law that determines order of candidates on the ballot. Jacobson v Detzner, n.d., 1:18cv-95. It is assigned to U.S. District Court … Continue reading
A state trial court in Montana is holding a trial in the lawsuit in which the Democratic Party argues that the Green Party petition this year doesn’t have enough valid signatures. Typically the judge only hears the case one day … Continue reading
California State Senator Bob Hertzberg was interviewed by the Independent Voters Network recently. He was asked about California’s top-two system. He said, “It’s challenging for me. I like it because people who before were frozen out of the primary system … Continue reading
The New York Times has this story about California’s top-two system, with emphasis on the point that it sometimes shuts out a major party from having a candidate on the November ballot, even though that major party might have the … Continue reading