New Mexico held primaries on June 7 for the Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian Parties. Here are the results. Only party members were able to vote in any party’s primary, although independent voters were permitted to join a party on primary … Continue reading
On June 7, Montana held contested primaries for the Republican, Democratic, and Libertarian Parties. Any voter was free to choose any party’s primary ballot. The Green Party is also on the ballot but had no contested primaries, so no Green … Continue reading
June 17 was the deadline for candidates to file for Florida primaries, or for independent candidates to pay their filing fees for the general election, for state and local office. The Secretary of State has posted a candidate list here. … Continue reading
As of the close of business on Friday, June 17, the California June primary vote for second-place in the Insurance Commissioner election is almost tied. The results: Robert Howell, Republican, 1,124,820; Marc Levine, Democrat, 1,123,348. The incumbent, Ricardo Lara, is … Continue reading
CATO has this criticism of California’s top-two system, written by Andy Craig. Thanks to Eric Wong for the link. The majority party has been deprived of ballot access four times under the California top-two system. Craig mentions the 2012 incident, … Continue reading
