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On June 22, the Maine House defeated LD 742, a bill to ask the voters if they wish to make it more difficult for statewide initiatives to get on the ballot. See this story. The bill would have imposed a … Continue reading
Richard Winger
Florida’s Secretary of State keeps a list of initiative petitions that is updated frequently. According to the latest list, the initiative for a top-two system is no longer active. The proponents raised $75,500 during March and April 2015, but only … Continue reading
The New York Times has this article by Professor Cliff Zukin, an expert on polling. His article says that polling accuracy is in steep decline. His observations are relevant to debate sponsors, who frequently only invite candidates who make a … Continue reading
The Gothamist here reports that Doug A. Kellner, co-chair of the New York State Board of Elections and a Democrat, now believes that the New York election law known as Wilson-Pakula does not pertain to presidential primaries. The Wilson-Pakula law … Continue reading
On June 22, Jill Stein formally announced that she is seeking the Green Party presidential nomination. She made the announcement on the radio show “Democracy Now!” hosted by Amy Goodman. Here is the transcript. … Continue reading