The Guam legislative committee that handles election law bills will hear Bill 45 on August 7. The bill abolishes partisan primaries, to save taxpayers $400,000 per election year. It also converts the legislature from a full-time legislature to a part-time … Continue reading
Ballot Access News July 1, 2017 – Volume 33, Number 2 This issue was printed on white paper. Table of Contents MAINE RANKED CHOICE VOTING SURVIVES NORTH CAROLINA BALLOT ACCESS BILL MARYLAND BALLOT ACCESS BILL NOW LAW MAINE BALLOT ACCESS … Continue reading
This article in the Washington Post’s The Fix explains new political science research by Andrew Hall and Daniel Thompson, of Stanford. Their research shows that when one of the major parties nominates an extremist for U.S. House, that nominee is … Continue reading
The plaintiffs in Citizens for Fair Representation v Padilla have written an amended complaint, designed to strengthen the case. This is the lawsuit that says ordinary voters in California have no true representation in the legislature, because State Senate districts … Continue reading
Ronald Miller was a write-in candidate for the Taylor, Michigan School District in November 2016. Shortly after the election, he checked the election returns in each precinct and learned that he had won one of the seats. However, when the … Continue reading
