Maine LD 507 will be heard in the Joint Committee on State and Local Government on Monday, March 9, at 10 a.m., in room 437 of the State House. This is the bill that sets a cap on the number … Continue reading
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Fox and Hounds has this article, suggesting that California’s exclusion of minor party candidates on the general election ballot is partly responsible for low turnout in November 2014 in California. California has the nation’s biggest drop in general election turnout … Continue reading
The unofficial, incomplete vote totals for Connecticut’s special election for State Senate, 23rd district, are: Edwin Gomes, Working Families 1,485; Richard DeJesus, Democrat, 791; Rev. Kenneth Moales, independent, 509; Quentin Dreher, Republican, 152; Charles Hane, independent, 105. Because the Working … Continue reading
On February 24, the Utah Senate voted against SB 43 by a vote of 19-9. Utah has been the only state in which it is impossible for anyone to get on a primary ballot unless he or she does well … Continue reading
On February 23, the West Virginia legislature passed HB 2010, which makes elections for state judges non-partisan. It will become law if the Governor signs it. Making judicial elections non-partisan will simplify the general election ballot. Under current law, if … Continue reading