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Fair Vote Canada’s president, Dr. Antony Hodgson, is on a nationwide speaking tour, promoting proportional representation for Canada. See this story. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On November 18, the Maine Secretary of State determined that the initiative for instant runoff voting (for all federal and state office except President) does have enough valid signatures. It will appear on the November 2016 ballot. … Continue reading
The Alabama Democratic Party has a rule, barring candidates from running in its primary if during the last four years they supported another political party. On November 18, a state court upheld the rule, in a lawsuit filed by former … Continue reading
Candidates running in New Hampshire presidential primaries get on the ballot by paying a $1,000 filing fee. Ted Cruz recently filed to be on the Republican presidential primary. Two challenges to his ballot position have now been filed, on the … Continue reading
On November 17, the Tucson city council voted to ask the Ninth Circuit to rehear the case over the city’s system for electing councilmembers. Tucson holds partisan elections for city council. The Tucson system has partisan primaries in districts, and … Continue reading