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According to this story, former Rhode Island Secretary of State Matt Brown may run for Governor this year as an independent. He was a Democrat when he was the Secretary of State 2002-2006. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On March 7 the South Dakota legislature decided to send HB 1286 to a conference committee, which will probably meet on March 8. This is the bill that makes some ballot access improvements but also increases some ballot access barriers. … Continue reading
Scott Tucker has this opinion piece in Truthdig about California’s top-two system. … Continue reading
On March 7, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez pocket-vetoed SB 178. It would have ended primaries for Lieutenant Governor. Instead, party nominees for Governor would have chosen their own Lieutenant Governor running mate after the primaries were over. Because of … Continue reading
On March 7, the Utah House passed HB 485. It says that if parties want to change their rules relative to their nomination process, the rules change must be made in the year before the election. This bill is designed … Continue reading