The San Jose Mercury-News has this article about California’s top-two primary, although the article covers additional topics. The article says the top-two system in California has helped well-funded business interests in the legislature. … Continue reading
Ballot Access News September 1, 2015 – Volume 31, Number 4 This issue was printed on gray paper. Table of Contents STEVE PEACE, AUTHOR OF CALIFORNIA TOP-TWO, NOW WANTS TOP-THREE WITH INSTANT RUNOFF VOTING PENNSYLVANIA WILL APPEAL BALLOT ACCESS DECISION … Continue reading
CNN is sponsoring the first Democratic presidential debate. It will be held in Las Vegas on October 13, Tuesday evening. Here are the rules on who may participate. They include being at least 1% in polls. Thanks to PoliticalWire for … Continue reading
Here are the rules on how a candidate gets on the Florida Republican presidential primary ballot this year. The petition alternative requires 125 signatures from each of the state’s 27 U.S. House districts. The old district boundaries are to be … Continue reading
Jonathan Bernstein, a Bloomberg View columnist and author, has written two pieces this year defending debates that include only the Republican and Democratic nominees. Here is his latest column, “Leave the Debates Alone.” His article says that when others are … Continue reading
