The ballot access petition requirements in many states shot up last week, due to the heavy voter turnout in November 2018. Nevertheless, presidential candidates who run outside the two major parties in 2020 will face a slightly lesser petition burden … Continue reading
USA Today has this op-ed by Lawrence Lessig, making the case that the U.S. should use ranked choice voting for presidential elections. … Continue reading
The Kentucky State House race in the 13th district was won by the Democratic nominee, who had one more vote than his Republican opponent. See this story. … Continue reading
This Columbus Dispatch story about outgoing Ohio Governor John Kasich quotes him as saying that it is still possible he will be an independent candidate for president in 2020. Thanks to Political Wire for the link. … Continue reading
The Detroit News has a story on how the absence of a Michigan straight-ticket device altered the November 2018 election. This was the first election in the history of government-printed ballots in Michigan with no device. Thanks to Thomas Jones … Continue reading
