On November 18, the Portland, Maine, city council voted unanimously to put a ballot measure on the March 3, 2020 ballot, asking voters if they want to expand ranked choice voting from Mayor, to include City Council and School Board.
On November 19, the Eureka, California, city council voted unanimously to ask the city attorney to draft a proposed charter amendment to use ranked choice voting for elections for city office.
Broome County, New York, elected county officials on November 5, 2019, including a new District Attorney. The incumbent was not running for re-election. There were three candidates running. Two were seeking the Republican nomination, and one was seeking the Democratic nomination. Because New York allows fusion, all three also sought the Libertarian nomination.
The winner of the Republican primary was F. Paul Battisti. In that primary, Battisti defeated Michael Korchak, the chief assistant District Attorney. However, Korchak won the Libertarian nomination, and remained in the general election race, as the Libertarian nominee. He was not the nominee of any other party. Battisti was the nominee of the Republican Party only and was not the nominee of any other party.
The general election race was very close, and the winner was not known until November 19, when all the absentee votes had been counted. Korchak won the election. Here is a National Public Radio story about Korchak, an interview conducted before the election.
Here is a link to the election returns.
On November 18, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar became the first Democrat to file for the Ohio Democratic presidential primary. She needed 1,000 signatures for herself, and smaller petitions for her candidates for Delegate to the national convention.
For well-known presidential candidates seeking a place on a major party presidential primary, Virginia has the toughest rules. The state requires 5,000 signatures.
On November 18, Pete Buttigieg became the first Democratic presidential candidate to submit a petition. His petition has approximately 12,000 signatures.
The Colorado Secretary of State web page keeps a list of presidential primary candidates. The list is updated when someone files. The deadline is January 3. Candidates merely need a filing fee.
As of November 19, here is the list. There are six Democrats and three Republicans.
