Ballot Access News September 1, 2017 – Volume 33, Number 4 This issue was printed on white paper. Table of Contents U.S. DISTRICT COURT INVALIDATES UTAH PETITION DEADLINE FOR NEW PARTIES IN SPECIAL ELECTIONS CALIFORNIA INITIATIVE TO REPEAL TOP-TWO ILLINOIS … Continue reading
Richard Winger
The lawsuit Wilding v Democratic National Committee Services Corporation has been appealed to the Eleventh Circuit. This is the case, filed in 2016, by Bernie Sanders supporters who had donated money to the Democratic Party, and who feel the party … Continue reading
According to this story, Sal Albanese, a former New York city councilman and the Reform Party nominee for Mayor of New York city, has sued the New York City Campaign Finance Board over his exclusion from the mayoral debates. The … Continue reading
A radio station in Syracuse, New York, has broadcast a four-party debate for the November 7, 2017 election for Mayor of Syracuse. The four parties were the Democratic, Republican, Green, and Independence Parties. See this story. … Continue reading
Richard Johnston has this insightful Maclean’s article about the best form of proportional representation for British Columbia. Proportional representation is on the agenda in British Columbia, because when the Green Party’s three representatives in the legislature joined the government, they … Continue reading