On April 3, the Albuquerque Journal published this editorial, saying New Mexico is better off without a straight-ticket device. Thanks to Rick Lass for the link.
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On April 3, Green Party member Yogesh Chawla was elected to the Dane County, Wisconsin, Board of Supervisors, from district 6. He defeated his opponent by 52.6% to 47.4%. The election was non-partisan.
California is the only state that prints a candidate’s occupation on the ballot. This Sacramento Bee story discusses the pros and cons of that policy.
California held special elections on April 3 for three vacant Assembly seats. Here are the unofficial election returns (scroll down). Democrats won the 54th district seat. In the 39th and 45th districts, no one got a majority so a run-off will be held in June between one Democrat and one Republican.
Joe Mathews, who writes about California government and politics, here writes about how California’s top-two system injures independent candidates.