The Arizona Green Party has begun petitioning to get back on the ballot for the 2020 election. It needs 31,685 signatures by February 28, 2020. This is the highest number of signatures that Arizona has ever required for new parties; … Continue reading
On February 18, three election law bills passed the New Mexico House State Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee. All three now go to the Judiciary Committee. They are HB 93 (switching from a closed primary to a semi-closed primary), … Continue reading
Carl Pope, former head of the Sierra Club, has this opinion piece at Salon. He says that anyone who runs outside the two major parties for president “is an enemy of democracy.” The chance that Howard Schultz might run for … Continue reading
Jacobin Magazine has this thorough and interesting accout of Lyndon LaRouche’s history of political activism, with emphasis on the early years. The article is by Scott McLemee. … Continue reading
On February 13, the New Hampshire House Election Law Committee declined to pass HB 728, which would have provided for ranked choice voting for all federal and state office. But the committee did not defeat the bill either. It will … Continue reading
