Texas Representative Rafael Anchia (D-North Oak Cliff) has introduced HB 2506. It establishes a top-two primary. This is the second bill introduced this year in Texas for a top-two system; the other is HB 1842. … Continue reading
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On March 14, U.S. Supreme Court Justices Anthony Kennedy and Stephen Breyer were testifying before the House Appropriations Committees on the U.S. Supreme Court budget. A committee member, Congressman Jose Serrano, was born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, but he came … Continue reading
Matt Munson has this article about the two California bills that would increase the number of one-candidate elections for Congress and state office, SB 712 and AB 141. The article appears in The Orange Juice Blog, a well-read politics blog … Continue reading
The Montana Senate State Administration Committee will hear HB 120 on Monday, March 18. It eases the petition deadline for non-presidential independents from March to May, and also permits independent presidential and vice-presidential candidates to get on the November ballot … Continue reading
The California Independent Voter Network has kindly carried my article that advocates that California’s Proposition 14 (top-two open primary) system be converted into a blanket primary. Here is the link. … Continue reading