On August 4, Missouri voters overwhelming rejected Amendment Four, which had been placed on the ballot by the legislature. It would have said that initiatives can’t win at the polls unless they pass in each of Missouri’s eight U.S. House … Continue reading
On August 4, the New Jersey Supreme Court accepted the Libertarian Party ballot access case, and agreed to expedite its decision. It will apparently also decide whether the out-of-state circulator ban for general election petitions is constitutional or not. See … Continue reading
On August 4, Washington held its top-two primary. No statewide offices were up. For the ten U.S. House seats, each race produced a Democratic-Republican race in November. In the Tenth District, shama Sawant, an independent socialist and former Seattle city … Continue reading
The United Kingdom’s new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, is a strong supporter of proportional representation. See this article from the Electoral Reform Society. … Continue reading
On August 4, the New Jersey lawsuit over primary election ballot format came to an end. Kim v Hanlon, 3:24cv-1098. The lawsuit had been filed in 2024 to overturn the practice of giving some primary candidates are better spot on … Continue reading
