On October 1, MassINC Polling Group released a poll for Massachusetts ballot questions. Question Three, the top-two initiative, leads 43% to 36%, with 20% undecided and 1% prefer not to divulge. See here. Scroll down to page four.
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On October 1, the Houston Chronicle carried this op-ed by Ted Brown, the Libertarian Party nominee for U.S. Senate. The Chronicle is Houston’s daily newspaper and one of the biggest newspapers in the United States.
On September 30, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1539, which requires political parties that nominate a presidential candidate to attach paperwork, certifying that the nominee is not in violation of the 22nd amendment (the term limits amendment for president and vice-president). The law also applies to declared write-in presidential candidates, and independent presidential candidates. No other state requires such declarations.
On September 29, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham again called for implementation of proportional representation for British Parliamentary elections. He was addressing the Labour Party conference. He will start by setting up a national commission to come up with a particular system. See this story.
Question Three, the Massachusetts initiative for a top-two system, has raised $5,200,000. The bulk of the money is from private equity investors. See this detail.