On December 18, Civic Lens Research released a California gubernatorial poll. The three leading contenders are: Steve Hilton 17.8%, Chad Bianco 13.9%, and Eric Swalwell 12.2%. See here. Hilton and Bianco are Republicans. A Sacramento Bee news story about this … Continue reading
One of the congressional bills to mandate use of ranked choice voting in all congressional elections now has a bill number, HR 6589. It has 16 sponsors. The text of the bill is still not up on the congressional website. … Continue reading
On December 19, the Maine Green Party filed paperwork with the Maine Secretary of State, letting the state know that the party wants independent voters to sign petitions for Green Party primary candidates. Because Maine has very difficult primary petition … Continue reading
In July of this year, the Democratic Party announced that it had chosen Paul Rivera, a New York political consultant, to prepare a report on why the party lost the 2024 presidential election. On December 18, the Democratic National Chairman, … Continue reading
Earlier this year, the Maine legislature passed a bill that says if a party wants to let independent voters sign petitions to get candidates on that party’s primary ballot, the party must notify the state by December 31. As of … Continue reading
