The August 19 Newsday has this editorial, suggesting several changes to how candidates for partisan office are nominated in New York. Newsday is the largest daily newspaper in New York’s suburban counties on Long Island. The editorial recommends that voters … Continue reading
The Wyoming Secretary of State has released the registration tally as of August 1, 2013. Percentages in each party are: Republican 64.93%; Democratic 20.77%; independent 13.41%; Libertarian .73%; Constitution .12%; Country .03%; Americans Elect .02%. The Country Party and Americans … Continue reading
Chris Henrichsen, the 2012 Democratic nominee for U.S. House in Wyoming, writes in this column on Patheos.com that he has registered to vote as a member of the Green Party. He now lives in Nevada. The Green Party is not … Continue reading
On August 19, the Virginia State Board of Elections asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Judd v Libertarian Party of Virginia. This is the case won by the Libertarian Party in both U.S. District Court and in the 4th … Continue reading
On April 5, 2013, three political scientists published their own study of the effect of California’s top-two system, used for the first time in a regular election in 2012. The three authors are Thad Kousser of the University of California, … Continue reading
