Douglas E. Goodman, a Nevadan who is an advocate of election reform, favors eliminating the primary and simply holding a general election. The general election would use Instant Runoff Voting. Parties would be given the choice to either nominate someone … Continue reading
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The United Independent Party of Massachusetts now has 15,083 registered members. As of September 9, 2015, it had 11,213. It is trying to get 40,000 registered members by November 2016, so that it will remain ballot-qualified for 2018. However, if … Continue reading
On October 22, New Mexico Secretary of State Dianna Duran resigned. See this story. Secretary Duran has been hostile toward minor parties and independent candidates. In 2013 she removed the Green Party and the Constitution Party from the ballot, because … Continue reading
This Huffington Post article displays past and current poll results over presidential debates. It shows that a majority has consistently favored inclusive debates, going back to 1980. There is also interesting results over public opinion on other issues with debates, … Continue reading
Virginia elects its state legislators on November 3, 2015. According to this story, 80 of the 140 races have only one candidate on the ballot. … Continue reading