Filing for the Hawaii primaries has closed. Here is the candidate list. Fourteen State Senate seats are up. Libertarians have candidates in six of those districts, while Republicans only have candidates in five districts. … Continue reading
California law generally says that only two candidates may be on the November ballot for congress or partisan state office. That has been the law starting in 2011. But, for the first time since the top-two law went into effect, … Continue reading
The Hill has this article, advocating Instant Runoff Voting in U.S. presidential elections, authored by Professor Okla Elliott. … Continue reading
Salon has this article by Professor Sophia McClennen, making the case for Instant Runoff Voting in U.S. presidential elections in very strong terms. Thanks to Lance for the link. … Continue reading
On June 30, James Foster, an independent candidate for Mayor of Philadelphia last November, filed a federal lawsuit against the sponsors of the three mayoral general election debates. The sponsors excluded him from all debates. The case is Foster v … Continue reading
