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The Voice of America has this story about the Forward Party, and about minor parties in U.S. history. It says the reason for the weakness of minor parties in the U.S. is Duverger’s Law, which says that in the absence … Continue reading
Richard Winger
This article says the New York Working Families Party is campaigning hard so as to retain its spot on the ballot. It needs 2% of the gubernatorial vote. Of course its nominee, Kathy Hochul, is also the Democratic nominee. The … Continue reading
On October 19, the Minnesota Supreme Court advised two counties to reprint their November 2022 ballots, because the original ballots omitted some of the partisan labels. In re: the Roseau County Ballot for the November 8, 2022 Election, A22-1418; and … Continue reading
A debate was held on October 19 for all eight candidates for City Council-at-Large, Washington, D.C. Seven of them chose to participate, including a Democrat, independents, a Republican, and a Green. See this story. Two are to be elected, but … Continue reading
On October 20, the Independent American Party of Nevada, which is the state affiliate of the Constitution Party, issued a press release criticizing the top-five initiative, Question Three. The press release does not criticize ranked choice voting. Instead, it criticizes … Continue reading