Bills have been introduced in both Massachusetts and Vermont to provide that overseas absentee presidential primary ballots should allow a limited form of ranked-choice voting. Both states in 2016 will have March 1 presidential primaries, and in both states, the … Continue reading
On March 4, the Oklahoma House Elections & Ethics Committee will hear HB 2181, which lowers the number of signatures for a newly-qualifying party from 5% of the last vote cast, to 1%. Thanks to E. Zachary Knight for this … Continue reading
On February 3, the West Virginia Senate passed SB 249 by a vote of 25-8. The bill abolishes the straight-ticket device. All the Republicans who voted, voted in favor of the bill. About half the Democrats voted for the bill … Continue reading
The California Secretary of State has determined that Americans Elect is no longer a qualified party in California. This is because it neither has enough registrations to qualify, nor did it poll 2% for any statewide race in the June … Continue reading
Ken Broder has this commentary about the January 29, 2015 decision in Rubin v Padilla at All Gov. Rubin v Padilla is the case concerning California’s top-two system. … Continue reading
