The Centrist Project is meeting in Chicago, April 1-2. See this story. The group hopes to back independent candidates for U.S. Senate in 2018 in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. They have been joined by Joel … Continue reading
Richard Winger
Steve Silberstein, a supporter of the National Popular Vote plan, has this comprehensive article about the plan in Washington Monthly. Although the arguments for and against the plan tend to be repeated, this article is especially useful because of the … Continue reading
Guam legislator Joe San Agustin has introduced Bill 45-34. It would abolish all primary elections. The bill does not attempt to tell political parties how to nominate candidates, but presumably they would do that under their own rules. The bill … Continue reading
Peter Gemma has this article in Daily Caller, describing how top-two systems work in practice. … Continue reading
The Virginia Libertarian Party will attempt to place a gubernatorial candidate on the ballot in the November 2017 election. Chances are, assuming the drive succeeds, there will only be three candidates on the ballot for Governor. The requirement is 10,000 … Continue reading