On June 4, the city council of Las Cruces unanimously voted to use ranked choice voting for city elections, starting in 2019. See this story. Thanks to Michael Drucker for this news. … Continue reading
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Writer Dan Conley here predicts that the Democratic presidential primaries in 2020 will not settle who the presidential nominee will be, and that the delegates to the national convention will make the actual choice. He points out that Democratic national … Continue reading
North Carolina holds primaries in May for parties that have been on the ballot for at least four years. Newly-qualifying parties submit petitions after the primary, and nominate by convention. On June 5, the legislature passed an omnibus election law … Continue reading
On June 5, the New Mexico Libertarian Party participated in its first primary. Approximately 700 voters seem to have participated. Here is a link to the unofficial election returns page on the Secretary of State’s web page. … Continue reading
San Francisco held a special election for Mayor on June 5. Voters were able to use ranked choice voting for that office. The first place choices were counted first, and they showed London Breed winning. The first-choice preliminary results for … Continue reading