New York State Senator Kevin Parker (D-Brooklyn) has introduced a bill to let prisoners vote. They would be deemed to be living in the community in which they were living before they started serving their sentence. See this story. … Continue reading
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Minnesota is having presidential primaries this year for the first time in many decades. The new law gives state party leaders the discretion to say which names should be on their presidential primary. The Minnesota Republican Party has decided to … Continue reading
Every two years, the Federal Election Commission publishes a book of election returns for federal office. The 2018 election returns book, Federal Elections 2018, is now available on-line. It will be in print in a month or two. Thanks to … Continue reading
Ballot Access News October 1, 2019 – Volume 35, Number 5 This issue was printed on yellow paper. Table of Contents MAINE BECOMES FIRST STATE TO USE RANKED CHOICE VOTING IN A PRESIDENTIAL GENERAL ELECTION CALIFORNIA TAX RETURNS LAW ENJOINED … Continue reading
The New York State Commission that is charged with writing a proposed law for public funding of campaigns is holding public hearings. On October 30 it met in Buffalo. Here is an interesting newspaper story about the hearing. The headline … Continue reading