Maine is one of only six states in which the only statewide executive officer chosen by the voters is Governor (or, a joint ticket of Governor and Lieutenant Governor). The other states are Alaska, Hawaii, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Tennessee. … Continue reading
Connecticut Representative Nick Menapace (D-Niantic) has introduced HB 5483, to use Ranked Choice Voting in primaries. Each party that has a primary would be allowed to decide if it wants to use RCV or not. … Continue reading
Arizona State Senator Eva Diaz (D-Tolleson) has introduced HB 2844. It says that if two or more independent candidates file for the same office, they must face each other in a non-partisan primary, and whichever of them wins is the … Continue reading
Illinois State Senator Rachel Ventura (D-Joliet) has introduced SB 2158, which would establish a top-two system. It even extends the top-two system to presidential elections. Here is the text. See page 45 of the bill, in which section 7-60 would … Continue reading
Alabama Representative Jim Carns (R-Vestavia Hills) has introduced HB 258. It would move the primary in midterm years from the fourth Tuesday in May to the second Tuesday in May. If it passed, the petition deadine in midterm years for … Continue reading
