The New York legislature adjourned for the year on June 17, without having passed even the simplest bills to improve the appearance of the ballot, which is one of the most confusing ballots in the United States. There were at … Continue reading
On June 17, the Constitution, Green and Libertarian Parties asked U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Stengel to put them on the November ballot with no further need for any legal briefs. Last month Judge Stengel had deferred to the 3rd … Continue reading
Charleston, West Virginia Mayor Danny Jones has changed his party registration from “Republican” to “independent”, according to this story. He has been elected Mayor four times in partisan elections. The last re-election for him was in 2015. He says he … Continue reading
The Oregonian, daily newspaper in Portland, has this article by Sal Peralta, a leader of the Independent Party. The second half of this article discusses the party’s plans to create a national coalition of one-state independent parties. … Continue reading
Governing Magazine has this story, publicizing the scandal that 40% (and sometimes more) of U.S. state legislative elections have only one candidate on the ballot in November. Generally, the fewer contested races in any particular state, the worse the ballot … Continue reading
