As already noted, on August 2, a U.S. District Court struck down Utah procedures that didn’t permit a new party to get on the ballot in a special U.S. House election, unless the party had already been ballot-qualified when the … Continue reading
On August 1, McIntire, Iowa, held a special election for two town ballot questions. Although the town has 70 registered voters, not one single voter voted. The polling place officials couldn’t vote in that election because they don’t live in … Continue reading
This story by Jon Ward, for Yahoo News, says some U.S. political professionals are more interested now than in the past in the idea that independent candidates can win in the U.S. The story says they are inspired by the … Continue reading
Connecticut has public funding for candidates for Governor and state legislature. On August 2, Joseph P. Ganim, a candidate for Governor in 2018 and the incumbent mayor of Bridgeport, filed a federal lawsuit to overturn the law that denies public … Continue reading
On August 2, the Maine legislature adjourned. The session had been the longest in Maine history. Only three election law bills passed in 2017. LD 1571 made minor improvements for minor parties seeking to get on the ballot and remain … Continue reading
