The National Conference of State Legislatures publishes an on-line publication about election law, The Canvass, every week. Here is a lengthy story in Ranked Choice Voting in The Canvass of March 28. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
As of March 28, these are the Oklahoma voter registration totals by party: Republican 991,967; Democratic 850,509; Libertarian 4,125; independent and miscellaneous 319,091. The totals in October 2016 were: Republican 983,932; Democratic 856,717; Libertarian 3,599; independent and miscellaneous 313,191. The … Continue reading
A U.S. District Court Judge will hear Breck v Stapleton on Tuesday, April 4, in Great Falls. This is the case over whether Montana can force independent candidates in the special U.S. House election to submit 14,268 valid signatures by … Continue reading
The Atlantic has this article by Norman Ornstein, advocating that Congress exercise its constitutional authority to pass legislation providing for special presidential elections. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
On March 25, the Arkansas Libertarian Party launched its petition drive to regain its qualified party status. Here is a copy of the petition. Arkansas law requires such petitions to be completed in three months. It requires 10,000 signatures. The … Continue reading