On June 9, the Maine legislature passed LD 231, which lets independent voters choose a primary ballot, even though they are not members of the party. The bill was originally titled as a bill for an “open primary”, but it … Continue reading
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On June 8, the Colorado legislature passed HB 1071. It says that if a city wants to use ranked choice voting for its own city officer elections, the county elections office must handle that RCV election for the city. This … Continue reading
Five candidates will be on the New Jersey ballot for Governor in November 2021: the nominees of the Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, Green, and Socialist Workers Party. See this story, which says that is the smallest number of candidates for that … Continue reading
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak was interviewed on a television news program on Monday, June 7. When asked about AB 192, the bill to establish a presidential primary, he said, “So that was a good thing, I think for everybody, to … Continue reading
Tuesday, June 8, is the deadline for independent candidate petitions, and petitions for the nominees of unqualified parties, in both New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial elections. The New Jersey deadline is 4 p.m. The New Jersey election office website shows … Continue reading