On January 12, a bill was introduced in the Washington legislature to let cities and counties use ranked choice voting for their own officers. The bill, HB 1156, has 27 sponsors. Here is the text. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On January 13, J. Edward Hollington, an independent candidate for the upcoming special U.S. House election in New Mexico, filed a lawsuit in state court against the short time period allowed for him to collect the needed 6,426 signatures. Hollington … Continue reading
Wisconsin holds a special state senate election on April 6, to fill the vacant State Senate seat, 13th district. The vacancy exists because the previous State Senator, Scott Fitzgerald, resigned to take a seat in Congress. The American Solidarity Party … Continue reading
Congressmember John Sarbanes (D-Maryland) has introduced HR 1, “For the People Act of 2021”. It alters many federal election laws. It makes it more difficult for a presidential candidate seeking the nomination of a party to receive primary season matching … Continue reading
The New York Libertarian Party, and the New York Green Party, have filed this brief in Libertarian Party of New York v New York State Board of Elections, s.d., 1:20cv-5820. This is the case over the ballot access law passed … Continue reading