Fox & Hounds, a California politics blog, here has Joe Mathew’s piece, advocating that the United States use proportional representation. Thanks to Irv Sutley for the link. … Continue reading
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Warren Redlich was the New York Libertarian Party nominee for Governor in 2010. He polled 48,386 votes. If he had polled 50,000, the New York Libertarian Party would have become a ballot-qualified party for the first time. He might have … Continue reading
On March 29, U.S. District Court Judge Liam O’Grady, Jr. denied Virginia’s attempt to dismiss De La Fuente v Alcorn, e.d., 1:16cv-1201. The issue is the Virginia law that forces candidates for presidential elector to reveal their entire Social Security … Continue reading
Supporters of a top-two system will attempt to persuade the Florida Constitution Revision Commission to put a top-two proposal on the November 2018 Florida ballot. They have already hired Public Policy Polling to conduct a telephone poll. The final question, … Continue reading
On March 29, Nebraska LB 34 passed the State Senate unanimously. Nebraska requires all bills to go through several floor votes, so the bill isn’t entirely through the legislative process yet. But the fact that it passed unanimously certainly indicates … Continue reading