According to this Los Angeles Times story, Charles T. Munger, Jr., the leading backer of California’s top-two system, is about to make independent expenditures on behalf of Duf Sundheim, one of the three most prominent Republicans running for U.S. Senate … Continue reading
Richard Winger
Last year, the Liberal government of Canada promised to form an Electoral Reform Commission, to decide how to alter the voting system. Under consideration are different types of proportional representation, and ranked choice voting. Ironically, the various parties in Parliament … Continue reading
On May 16, U.S. District Court Judge John Woodcock heard oral arguments in Libertarian Party of Maine v Dunlap, 2:16v-2. The hearing went well. The judge said that the weight of authority says that deadlines for new parties to get … Continue reading
On May 16, U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Stengel held a hearing in Constitution Party v Aichele, e.d. 12-cv-2726. The purpose of this hearing was to decide exactly what rules apply this year for the minor party plaintiffs who already … Continue reading
This Politico story discusses proposed rules changes that the Republican National Convention may pass. Among the proposals is an end to giving Iowa and New Hampshire permanent rights to hold the first two delegate selection events. The chair of the … Continue reading