For many years, political scientists Boris Shor and Nolan McCarty have been studying polarization in state legislatures, analyzing hundreds of thousands of bits of data. Their latest research still shows that top-two systems do not result in less polarization. Political … Continue reading
On February 15, the New Mexico Senate Rules Committee passed SB 254 by 6-5. It provides for primaries in special congressional elections. Under current law, in special congressional elections, party committees choose party nominees. The bill’s sponsor is Senator Mark … Continue reading
On February 15, Nevada Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson introduced AB 126. It sets up a presidential primary for parties that are entitled to hold a primary for other office. The state’s two qualified minor parties, the Independent American Party and … Continue reading
The Kansas Green Party will launch a petition for party status on April 22, 2021. The petition must be completed within six months from the start date, and needs 21,112 valid signatures. No group, other than Americans Elect in 2011, … Continue reading
Pennsylvania elects all its appellate judges, on three different types of court, in partisan races. They are all elected statewide. That includes the State Supreme Court, the Commonwealth Court, and the Superior Court. Representative Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) has introduced HB … Continue reading
