The Buffalo News has this op-ed by Chris McNickle, author of several books about New York government, politics and history. He says New York should retain fusion (the ability of two or more parties to jointly nominate the same candidate). … Continue reading
On August 10, tens of thousands of Moscow, Russia residents protested in the streets against ballot access ruling that have invalidated the petitions of a group of independent candidates for City Council. See this story. Thanks to Ken Bush for … Continue reading
Salon has this interview with Congressmember Don Beyer about HR 4000, his bill to provide for proportional representation for U.S. House elections. The bill was introduced on July 25, with five co-sponsors, all Democrats: Jamie Raskin (Md.); James McGovern (Mass.); … Continue reading
On August 7, the Connecticut voters who are challenging the results of a 2018 Connecticut legislative election filed their reply brief in the U.S. Supreme Court. See it here. The general election was very close, and several hundred voters in … Continue reading
On August 9, the Texas Secretary of State filed this brief in Miller v Doe, the Texas ballot access case that had been filed on July 11. The state’s brief makes much out of the paucity of independent candidate plaintiffs … Continue reading
