On February 25, the Los Angeles Times published a letter to the editor from John Galisky, advocating that California Democrats act to replace the top-two primary with a top-five system that combines ranked choice voting. The same section of that … Continue reading
On February 25, defenders of South Dakota’s initiative process filed this reply brief in Dakotans for Health v Johnson, 25-2940. The issue is the petition deadline for initiatives, nine months before the general election. The deadline had been six months … Continue reading
Professor Bert Johnson has this article in The Conversation, an academically-oriented news organization, that links ballot access laws and the number of independent candidates who get elected to partisan office. … Continue reading
On February 20, The Arizona Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously passed SB 1609. It forbids political parties from changing their name. It also says that no party may have the word “Independent” in is name. It is retroactive to 2024.
Wyoming is the only state that elects some statewide state offices other than just Governor (or a team of Governor and Lieutenant Governor), yet doesn’t elect its Attorney General. On February 10, HB 60, a proposed constitutional amendment for an … Continue reading
