Utah State Senator Dan Thatcher has introduced SB 28. It deletes the ballot language added a few years ago that says when an independent candidate is on the ballot, the ballot must say that the candidate “does not qualify to … Continue reading
According to this story, the Maine Republican Party is launching a referendum petition against the law that passed last year to use ranked choice voting for president in the 2020 general election, and in future presidential primaries and elections. If … Continue reading
Mark W. Turley is seeking the nomination of the Independent Party of Delaware for U.S. Senate. It is ballot-qualified but in 2018 did not have a single candidate for any partisan race. Assuming the party nominates him, it will be … Continue reading
On January 31, Alabama State Senator Cam Ward introduced SB 70, to reduce the petition requirement for statewide non-presidential independent candidates, and new or previously unqualified parties, from 3% of the last gubernatorial vote, to 1.5%. The bill also changes … Continue reading
Nevada State Senator Ben Kieckhefer (R-Nevada) is sponsoring initiative S-03-2020, to create a top-two system for all partisan offices except president. See this news story, which says that the head of the League of Women Voters of Southern Nevada supports … Continue reading
