On May 20, the Sixth Circuit upheld the aspect of Michigan ballot access laws for new parties that requires newly-qualifying parties to submit approximately twice as many signatures as the number of votes needed for an established party to remain … Continue reading
The Jakarta Post has this analysis of Britain’s electoral system, compared with Indonesia’s system. Indonesia uses proportional representation. The author is an Indonesian political scientist who works in Great Britain. … Continue reading
On May 20, Fox News announced the rules on who will be invited into the August 6, 2015 Republican presidential debate. Also on May 20, CNN announced the rules for the September 16 debate. The Republican National Committee had earlier … Continue reading
On May 19, Kentucky held Democratic and Republican primaries for the statewide executive posts. In the Republican gubernatorial primary, the two leading candidates are only 83 votes apart. Matt Bevin is in the lead over James Comer. This article describes … Continue reading
Hillary Clinton has said recently that all states should allow ex-felons to register to vote. Although most other leading Democratic Party office-holders probably agree with her, it is noteworthy that she has expressed this idea publicly. Generally major party presidential … Continue reading
