Lane County, Oregon, is the 4th most populous county in Oregon, and contains Eugene. Lane County voters will elect a circuit court judge by write-in vote in the upcoming election. See this story. The incumbent judge failed to qualify for … Continue reading
This year, in Georgia, 77% of the state legislative races have only one candidate on the ballot. Even for Georgia, which almost always has one-candidate elections in over half the state legislative races, this is shocking. Georgia requires a petition … Continue reading
There are few states that have been less supportive of independent candidates than Indiana. Indiana has had government-printed ballots since 1889, and no independent since 1889 has ever been elected to the state legislature. No independent candidate has ever even … Continue reading
John B. Anderson has this op-ed in the October 19 Sacramento Bee, advocating that all states use Instant-Runoff Voting for presidential elections. Thanks to Rob Richie for the link. … Continue reading
Many states badly need ballot access improvements. Many state legislatures have extremely early deadlines for new bills to be introduced. For example, Indiana legislators who wish to introduce bills in the 2013 session of the legislature must introduce them no … Continue reading
