On June 12, Rhode Island HB 8072 passed the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill has already passed the House. It repeals the straight-ticket device. Thanks to Ken Block for this news. The bill takes effect January 1, 2015. … Continue reading
According to this article, the New York city council is studying a bill that would use Instant-Runoff Voting for partisan primaries for citywide office. If the bill passes, voters would then vote on whether to approve the idea. … Continue reading
The News and Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina, has this op-ed, criticizing the North Carolina legislature for refusing to address ballot access. Even though the House passed a bill last year to study ballot access, the Senate has not advanced … Continue reading
On June 12, a University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll was released for the Texas gubernatorial race. The results: Republican Greg Abbott 44%; Democrat Wendy Davis 32%; Libertarian Kathie Glass 3%; Green Party nominee Brandon Parmer 1%; “someone else” 3%; undecided … Continue reading
The state chair of the Alabama Republican Party, Bill Armistead, says he will work to enable the Republican Party to close its primary to non-members. The Times Daily of Florence has this short editorial, opposing the idea. The Decatur Daily … Continue reading
