Washington state does not permit independent or minor party presidential candidates to begin petitioning until the candidate or group publishes a newspaper notice. In 2016, Rocky De La Fuente failed to get on the ballot in Washington, despite filing over … Continue reading
On October 4, the Independent Voters Project filed this amicus curiae brief in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. Among the signers are former U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman, former U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey, and former New Jersey Governor Christy Todd … Continue reading
Douglas Goodman and Nevadans for Election Reform is hoping to qualify a Nevada ballot initiative for the 2020 election. It will abolish primaries, and use Ranked Choice Voting for the general election. Here is the web page. … Continue reading
On October 4, the North Carolina legislature’s conference committee passed this version of SB 656, the ballot access bill. It had previously passed both chambers, but the two versions did not agree with each other. This new version is more … Continue reading
On October 4, the government of British Columbia introduced a bill into the provincial parliament for a referendum on an alternative voting system for provincial elections. See this story. … Continue reading
