South Dakota Supporters of Top-Two Will Attempt to Qualify an Initiative for Top-Two in 2018

Posted on by June 23, 2017
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South Dakota supporters of top-two systems will try to qualify an initiative in 2018 for their system. See this story.

The story is erroneous when it says that Louisiana has a top-two system. Louisiana had a top-two system from 1975 through 1997, but after the Louisiana version of top-two was declared to violate federal law (in the US Supreme Court decision Foster v Love), Louisiana abolished primaries and only has general elections in November (for Congress) and a run-off in December if no one gets 50%. Thanks to Mike Drucker for this news.

Centrist Project in 2018 Will Concentrate on Electing Independent Candidates to Colorado Legislature

Posted on by June 23, 2017
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The Centrist Project, which has been organized for four years, will concentrate its efforts in 2018 on electing some independent candidates to the Colorado legislature. In the past the Centrist Project has only said it planned to elect independent candidates to Congress, particularly U.S. Senate. That goal is not being abandoned but according to this story, the biggest effort will relate to the Colorado legislature.

Colorado has lenient ballot access laws for independent candidates.

Oregon National Popular Vote Bill Has Provision for Vote of Oregon Voters in May 2018

Posted on by June 22, 2017
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Oregon SB 825, which had a hearing on June 21 in the Senate Rules Committee, provides that Oregon join the National Popular Vote Compact if the voters of Oregon agree with that idea. The vote would be in May 2018. A great deal of testimony was accepted. The committee hasn’t acted on the bill yet.

Meanwhile, the standard National Popular Vote bill, HB 2927, already passed the Oregon House and it is also pending in the Oregon Senate Rules Committee.

United Utah Party has Court Hearing in Ballot Access Case on Monday, June 26

Posted on by June 23, 2017
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U.S. District Court Judge David Nuffer, an Obama appointee, will hold a hearing in United Utah Party v Cox, 2:17cv-655, on Monday, June 26, at 2:30 p.m. This is the case on whether the Utah state government may bar the party from placing its nominee on the November 2017 ballot for U.S. House, special election, 3rd district. The state says the party was formed too late to participate in the election.