The Libertarian Party nominee for a Wyoming legislative seat, Marshall Burt, has been elected, according to Reason Magazine. The party missed electing a second legislator, Bethany Baldes, by only 32 votes. See the story. This is the first time since … Continue reading
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According to this story, the Working Families Party of New York polled 4.5% of the presidential vote, with at least 283,000 votes. Therefore it easily met the new vote test, which requires the higher of 2% of the state presidential … Continue reading
Florida’s Amendment Three, an initiative to impose a top-two system for state office, failed to pass. It needed 60% and got 56.98%. See the Secretary of State’s election results website here. … Continue reading
Alabama requires a petition of 3% of the last gubernatorial vote for a new or previously unqualified party, or a non-presidential statewide independent, to get on the ballot. No one has completed a statewide 3% Alabama petition since 2000, except … Continue reading
Here is a Maine sample ballot for November 2020, showing the ranked choice voting system for both President and Congress. This is the first ballot in U.S. history to use RCV for president in a general election. … Continue reading