On November 7, many municipalities in Montana held city elections. In Hardin and also in Lodge Grass, a write-in candidate was elected Mayor. In both cases the write-in candidate defeated candidates whose names were on the ballot. They winners were … Continue reading
Election law professor Derek Muller has this interesting essay on the December 2017 U.S. Senate special election in Alabama. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
On November 7, Virginia held local partisan elections as well as elections for state office. In Bedford County, independent candidate Edgar Tuck defeated his Republican and Democratic opponents and won a seat on the Board of Supervisors. See this story. … Continue reading
On November 9, a New Mexico state district court judge ordered Santa Fe to either use Ranked Choice Voting in the March 2018 municipal election, or else show why it can’t do that. The city law requires ranked choice voting … Continue reading
Fox and Hounds Daily, a California politics and government blog, has this article by me, showing that independent candidates around the U.S. are doing very well, but not in California. … Continue reading
