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John E. Palmer has this op-ed advocating that Maine voters pass the statewide initiative for instant runoff voting. It is in the Portland Press-Herald, the state’s largest newspaper. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
The Hill has this article by Tom Squitieri, on the behavior of the Commission on Presidential Debates in recent past elections. Although there is a great deal of commentary about this, most other articles do not bring up the 2000 … Continue reading
U.S. District Court Judge Frederick Scullin will hold a hearing on Tuesday, August 30, in Pidot v New York State Board of Elections, n.d., 1:16cv-859. The judge had already ruled on August 17 that the Republican Party primary for U.S. … Continue reading
The Minnesota petition deadline for independent presidential candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, is Tuesday, August 23. Already the Secretary of State has acknowledged that three petitions are valid: Socialist Workers, Green, and Legal Marijuana Now. See the state’s … Continue reading
The top-two systems used in California and Washington have again barred all minor party candidates from the November ballot, except the minor party candidates who ran in races with only one major party candidate on the ballot. “Major party candidate” … Continue reading