U.S. Senator Orrin G. Hatch has this essay in the Harvard Journal on Legislation, decrying the policy that denies District of Columbia residents any voting representation in Congress. Thanks to Rick Hasen’s ElectionLawBlog for the link. Hatch also gives the … Continue reading
California has very difficult procedures for independent candidates to get on the ballot. No independent has qualified for any regularly-scheduled partisan office since 2000, and none has qualified for statewide office since 1992. This year, two independent candidates are making … Continue reading
California still hasn’t finished counting all the write-in votes from the June 3 primary. However, most counties have finished. In the 15th State Senate, there was a spirited contest for the Democratic nomination by two competing write-in candidates. A registered … Continue reading
The ballot-qualified Kansas Reform Party held its state convention back on May 31, and nominated candidates for office, including presidential electors pledged to Chuck Baldwin for president. On June 27, the party turned in the paperwork for these nominations. The … Continue reading
On June 26, the Illinois legislature sent SB 439 to the Governor. It lets municipalities use Instant-Runoff Voting for foreign absentee ballots. The Governor has two months to sign or veto it. … Continue reading
