Professor Steven J. Brams has this letter to the editor in the September 28, 2015 New York Times. It advocates that presidential primaries should use approval voting. … Continue reading
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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