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On April 26, the California Assembly Elections Committee passed AB 84, which moves the primary for all office to March, in presidential years. A similar bill, SB 568, passed the Senate Elections Committee last week. … Continue reading
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On the evening of April 24, Monday, the Texas House Elections Committee heard testimony on HB 3068, which improves ballot access for minor parties and independent candidates. Supporting the bill were representatives of America’s Party, the Green Party, and the … Continue reading
The Colorado Independent has this interesting story about the presidential electors in 2016 who struggled to assert their right to vote for any qualified presidential candidate in the electoral college — the so-called faithless electors. The story says that the … Continue reading
On April 26, the Eighth Circuit issued an opinion in Moore v Martin, 15-3558. The issue is the March petition deadline for non-presidential independent candidates. The U.S. District Court had upheld that deadline. The Eighth Circuit says that more facts … Continue reading
Vox has this article by Lee Drutman, in support of electing members of the U.S. House in multi-member districts and proportional voting. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading