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Seven states have laws that say no one can be an independent candidate if, in the past, that person has been a member of a qualified party, as determined by what he or she put on the voter registration form. … Continue reading
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On December 15, the San Francisco Bay Guardian carried this op-ed, pointing out some problems with the “top-two open primary” measure that the legislature put on the June 2010 California ballot. Also, see this Letter to the Editor in the … Continue reading
Rich Rubino has an essay, “Yes, Joe Kennedy Can Win the Massachusetts U.S. Senate Race” at PoliticsDMZ at this link. … Continue reading
On December 16, the city attorney of Oakland, California, wrote this legal opinion which says that the city must use Instant Runoff Voting for its own city elections in 2010. The voters amended the charter in 2006 to use IRV, … Continue reading
On September 18, the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, had struck down federal campaign rules that tell non-profit groups that they cannot receive more than $5,000 from an individual, if the money is to be used for that non-profit’s … Continue reading