Texas held primaries on March 6 for Congress and partisan state and county office. Approximately 1,600,000 voters chose a Republican ballot, and approximately 1,060,000 voters chose a Democratic ballot, for a total of 2,660,000 primary voters. Texas has 15,249,541 registered … Continue reading
California State Senator Ben Allen has introduced ACA 18. It would allow the Governor to order that particular special legislative and congressional elections used ranked-choice voting. This would end the wasteful and time-consuming process that exists now, in which virtually … Continue reading
On March 7, Kansas State Senator John Doll said he is changing his registration from Republican to Independent. He represents southwest Kansas. He will be the Lieutenant Governor running mate for independent gubernatorial candidate Greg Orman. See this story. Doll … Continue reading
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, held a special election on March 6 to fill the vacant city council seat, 8th district. Erika Strassburger, an independent candidate, defeated her major party opponents. See this story. Here are the unofficial returns. Strassburger’s ballot label was … Continue reading
On March 6, the South Dakota Senate passed HB 1286. It makes some ballot access changes that are liberalizing, and some that are restrictive. The bill had already passed the House, but because the two versions differ, it must now … Continue reading
