As of the afternoon of November 16, the race between Jeff Hewitt and Russ Bogh had tightened. They are the candidates for Riverside County, California, Supervisor, district 5. Bogh now leads by 252 votes. The vote is Bogh 36,185; Hewitt … Continue reading
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The ballot access petition requirements in many states shot up last week, due to the heavy voter turnout in November 2018. Nevertheless, presidential candidates who run outside the two major parties in 2020 will face a slightly lesser petition burden … Continue reading
USA Today has this op-ed by Lawrence Lessig, making the case that the U.S. should use ranked choice voting for presidential elections. … Continue reading
The Kentucky State House race in the 13th district was won by the Democratic nominee, who had one more vote than his Republican opponent. See this story. … Continue reading
This Columbus Dispatch story about outgoing Ohio Governor John Kasich quotes him as saying that it is still possible he will be an independent candidate for president in 2020. Thanks to Political Wire for the link. … Continue reading