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Theresa Amato, who was Ralph Nader’s campaign manager in 2000 and 2004, has this article in Vox.com about how U.S. election laws and practices insulate the Republican and Democratic Parties from competition. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On May 6, the Maine Secretary of State filed this ten-page brief, explaining why a U.S. District Court should not order the Secretary of State to recognize the Libertarian Party for the 2016 general election. The case is Libertarian Party … Continue reading
Only two states require independent candidates for statewide office to submit petitions greater than 2% of the last vote cast. They are Alabama and New Mexico, each of which requires statewide independent candidates to submit petitions of 3% of the … Continue reading
On Saturday, May 7, Texas held a special election to fill the vacant 120th State House seat. Here are the returns. An independent candidate, Laura Thompson, received more votes than any other candidate, but no one got 50%, so there … Continue reading
On May 5, voters of London elected a Mayor and a local assembly. Twelve parties entered the Mayoral race. London uses a modified form of instant runoff voting for its mayoral elections. See the wikipedia story about the election. The … Continue reading