Gallup Polls regularly asks respondents if they favor the existence of a major new political party. The poll released on October 20 shows 62% favor such a party, which is near a record; the past record had been 63%. … Continue reading
On June 20, Maine Governor Janet Mills signed LD 1977, an omnibus election law bill. Among other things, it lets each qualified party decide for itself if independent voters can sign a petition for a candidate to get on that … Continue reading
On October 21, the North Carolina Senate passed SB 249, which changes the boundaries of two U.S. House districts so as to make it likely that Republicans will gain a seat. The vote was 25-20. … Continue reading
The Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs is a think tank founded by conservatives in 1993. It has this critique of California’s top-two system. An initiative is currently circulating in Oklahoma for a top-two system. … Continue reading
Even though a New Jersey state court ruled on October10 that the state election code requires party-column or party-row general election ballots, Salem County and Sussex County are using office-group ballots next month.
