On March 5, Maine State Senator Roger Katz (R-Augusta) introduced LD 744, to let independent voters vote in any party’s primary ballot. The bill has nine co-sponsors and is pending in the Joint Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs. Here … Continue reading
Many Pennsylvania localities, including Philadelphia, hold partisan primaries for local office on May 19. Stephanie Singer, an elected official who wants to run for re-election, has been removed from the Democratic primary ballot because she needs 1,000 valid signatures and … Continue reading
Early in morning of April 3, during the last few hours of the 2015 Arizona legislative session, the State Senate again defeated SCR 1001, the bill to ask voters in November 2016 if they wish to end the campaign funding … Continue reading
On the evening of April 2, the leaders of seven political parties in Great Britain debated each other. All seven party leaders appear to have performed without making any obvious gaffes. See this story. Also, here is another story. For … Continue reading
According to this story, the Greenville, South Carolina, city council will vote on April 6 whether to convert the city’s elections back from non-partisan to partisan elections. If the city council does reinstate partisan city elections, the Greenville County Republican … Continue reading
