The top-two system has existed in Washington state starting in 2008, and in California since 2011. In both states, we now have an abundance of evidence that top-two is destructive to minor parties and to voters who want to vote … Continue reading
On October 18, U.S. District Court Judge Leigh Martin May refused Georgia’s request to stay her opinion, setting new, easier ballot access procedures for all independent candidates, and all nominees of unqualified parties, for U.S. House, legislature, and partisan county … Continue reading
Maine Representative John Andrews, who switched from the Republican Party to the Libertarian Party in December 2020, has this op-ed explaining the Libertarian approach to mandatory vaccines, in the Lewiston Sun Journal. It ran almost two months ago but only … Continue reading
On October 16, a debate was held for all four candidates in the New York city Public Advocate race. Public Advocate is one of the three city-wide partisan elected offices. Many years ago, the name of the office was President … Continue reading
According to this story, the special session of the Mississippi legislature that is about to begin will not work on restoring the initiative process. The state’s initiative process was eliminated in May 2021 by the State Supreme Court. The article … Continue reading
