The New York Daily News has this editorial on New York election laws. Toward the bottom, it condemns the 2020 law that made it far more difficult for parties to become and remain qualified. The editorial specifically says the SAM, … Continue reading
Voters in Portland, Oregon, will decide in November whether to use single tranferable voting to elect the city council. See this story. Thanks to Paula Lee for the link. … Continue reading
A Seattle initiative to use Approval Voting for elections for city office has enough valid signatures. If the City Council doesn’t pass the measure, the voters will be asked to decide whether to use that system. See this story. Thanks … Continue reading
The Green Party is not a ballot-qualified party in Wisconsin. This month, the party successfully placed Sharyl McFarland on the November ballot as a candidate for Secretary of State, and if she gets 1% of the vote, the party will … Continue reading
Recently, Republicans challenged the ballot access petitions of Libertarians running for congress in two states, with differing results. In Jersey, the challenge knocked Clayton Pajunas off the general election ballot. See this story. He was running for U.S. House, 7th … Continue reading
