Washington state has been using government-printed ballots since 1890. In the 116 years between 1890 and 2006, Washington state never had a Democratic-Republican ballot monopoly for all congressional and all state statewide offices. But in 2008, for the first time … Continue reading
Richard Winger
This year, the Libertarian Party has 127 nominees for U.S. House on the ballot, compared to only 114 in 2006. Also this year, the Green Party has 58 nominees for U.S. House on the ballot, compared to 45 in 2006. … Continue reading
Arkansas holds State Senate elections next month in 18 districts. In 17 of those districts, only one person is on the ballot. Only the 30th district has a contest, which is between a Democrat and a Republican. Although the Green … Continue reading
Louisiana held its congressional primary on October 4. In the 4th district, no one got a majority in either the Democratic or Republican primaries. Therefore, both parties will hold run-off primaries on November 4, and the general election for that … Continue reading
Last month, the webpage http://beabsentee.org was launched. Click on the map of the United States for any particular state. That brings up an absentee ballot application for that particular state. The webpage also gives the deadlines in each state for … Continue reading