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The New York legislature and the Pennsylvania legislature have just adjourned until September. Neither legislature passed any of the ballot access improvement bills that had been introduced in 2009 or 2010.
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A debate among most Illinois gubernatorial candidates will be held on July 8, between 7 pm and 9 pm, at the Cordell Reed Student Union Building at Chicago State University, 9501 S. King Drive, Chicago. The debate sponsors are the … Continue reading
On July 6, the New Hampshire Attorney General filed his brief in Libertarian Party of New Hampshire v Gardner, 10-1360. The case is pending in the First Circuit. The Libertarian Party challenges two actions taken by the Secretary of State … Continue reading
This article quotes Dr. Larry Sabato, a political scientist at the University of Virginia, as saying that Tom Clements may outpoll Alvin Greene in this year’s U.S. Senate race in South Carolina. Clements is the Green Party nominee and Greene … Continue reading
“The Democratic Strategist” has this original analysis of why top-two election systems may make partisanship and polarization more extreme than they already are, at least as applied to California. … Continue reading