Mexico holds a presidential election on July 1. Five candidates are on the ballot. All five will debate each other on April 22. See this story. … Continue reading
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Congresswoman Louise Slaughter of New York’s 25th district died on March 16, 2018. On April 17, some voters in her district filed a federal lawsuit against the Governor, so as to obtain a special election to fill the vacant seat. … Continue reading
On April 16, the Florida Constitutional Revision Commission issued its final decisions on which proposed state constitutional changes to put on the November 2018 ballot. According to this story, the Commission voted not to change the primary system. There had … Continue reading
On April 17, the Maine Supreme Court ruled that the state should use ranked choice voting this year. See this news story. The opinion is unanimous. Thanks to Rob Richie for the link to the opinion. The case is Maine … Continue reading
No independent candidate has ever been on an Indiana government-printed ballot for either U.S. Senate or Governor. Businessman Nathan Altman will attempt to get on the ballot this year for U.S. Senate. See this story. No minor party or independent … Continue reading