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On Friday, January 30, the South Dakota Senate put off voting on SB 69, even though it had been placed on the day’s agenda. The bill makes ballot access more difficult both for newly-qualifying parties and independent candidates.
Richard Winger
Joe Mathews, who studies California politics and government, here suggests that low turnout in Los Angeles city elections might be increased if the city had partisan elections for city office. Los Angeles, and all California cities and counties, have non-partisan … Continue reading
The South Dakota Senate convenes at 1 p.m. on Friday, January 30. On the agenda is SB 69, which makes ballot access worse, both for newly-qualifying parties and independent candidates. … Continue reading
This Georgia blog associated with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution mentions HB 58 favorably. HB 58 is the bill to sharply reduce the number of signatures needed for independent and minor party candidates for U.S. House, legislature, and partisan county office. In … Continue reading
The California Secretary of State here lists the parties that invited independent voters to vote in their primaries for the period 2004 through 2012. This proves that before the top-two system was put into effect, independent voters could vote in … Continue reading