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On February 8, the Utah House defeated HB 68 by 34-37. It would have given parties the right to exclude anyone from running in their primaries who did not show substantial support at a party meeting. In other words, it … Continue reading
Richard Winger
The Daily Oklahoman has this op-ed by Libertarian Party leader Chris Powell, describing how top-two systems work in practice. … Continue reading
The Daily Republic, daily newspaper for Fairfield, California, has this excellent story about Steve Poizner’s run for California Insurance Commissioner as an independent candidate this year. This is the first general circulation newspaper article to discuss how independent candidates are … Continue reading
On February 16, eight candidates for federal and state office in Maine filed a lawsuit in state court, seeking a court order that the state use ranked choice voting in the June 2018 primary. The lawsuit should not be necessary, … Continue reading
On February 16, the California Secretary of State released a new registration tally, the first since February 2017. The total number of registered voters declined since February 2017. The new percentages are: Democratic 44.63%; Republican 25.44%; no party preference 24.95%; … Continue reading