The Virginia deadline for candidates petitioning to get on a presidential primary ballot is Thursday, December 10. On December 4, Bernie Sanders became the first Democrat to submit a petition. This story says he submitted 17,882. The requirement is 5,000. … Continue reading
On December 4, the new Canadian government set its agenda before Parliament. See this story. The new government pledged that the election system will be revamped in time for the next election. The government will study whether proportional representation or … Continue reading
Rocky Barker, the environmental reporter for the Idaho Statesman (the daily newspaper for Boise) has this column, advocating that Idaho switch to a top-two system. Thanks to Mike Fellows for the link. … Continue reading
On December 4, the Libertarian Party and the Constitution Party filed a lawsuit against the Kentucky definition of a qualified party. The case is Libertarian Party of Kentucky v Grimes, e.d. 3:15cv-86. Kentucky is the only state in which it … Continue reading
Filing for the Louisiana presidential primaries closed on Friday, December 4, at 4:30 p.m. Ten Democrats and fourteen Republicans filed. See the list here, via the Secretary of State’s web page. Neither Jim Gilmore nor George Pataki filed. Candidates get … Continue reading
