A bipartisan group of Maine legislators has introduced LD 1309, to increase the amount of public funding for qualifying candidates for state office. See this story. … Continue reading
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The California Independent Voters Network has this article by Edward Bonnette, explaining the difference between open primaries and top-two primaries. CAIVN carries articles of varying viewpoints, but for the most part it is a site run by supporters of top-two … Continue reading
At the November 2012 election, Constitution Party presidential candidate Virgil Goode received 419 write-ins for President in Pennsylvania. This information is from the official county election returns that were submitted to the Secretary of State. Because state employees did not … Continue reading
Tennessee State Senator Frank Niceley won’t seek to advance his SB 471. See this story. SB 471 is the bill to let state legislators, instead of primary voters, nominate their party’s U.S. Senate nominees. … Continue reading
Missouri holds local elections on April 2. According to this article, some jurisdictions in Missouri will ask voters to sign in on i-pads instead of old-fashioned poll books. Thanks to Ken Bush for the link. … Continue reading