On October 5, Pennsylvania U.S. House member Tim Murphy, a Republican representing the 18th district, said he will resign from the U.S. House effective October 21. This means a special election is likely, probably in December 2017 or January 2018. … Continue reading
On October 5, the North Carolina House passed SB 656, the bill that improves ballot access. The vote was 70-44. Unfortunately the conference committee yesterday added an unrelated provision to the bill that affects judicial elections, and Democrats are opposed … Continue reading
The voters of Santa Fe, New Mexico, passed a ballot measure in 2008 saying the city should use ranked choice voting in city elections. The city still hasn’t implemented it. The supporters of ranked choice voting sued the city in … Continue reading
Lou Jacobson has this article about Automatic Voter Registration, which nine states now have, to a certain extent. Automatic Voter Registration is a system in which election officials automatically register every adult citizen known to exist in that state, unless … Continue reading
Washington state does not permit independent or minor party presidential candidates to begin petitioning until the candidate or group publishes a newspaper notice. In 2016, Rocky De La Fuente failed to get on the ballot in Washington, despite filing over … Continue reading
