On May 4, the Colorado bill to establish a presidential primary lost in the Senate Appropriations Committee 4-3. Colorado hasn’t had a presidential primary since 2000. After Washington and Minnesota, Colorado is the most populous state that won’t have a presidential primary in 2016. Thanks to Josh Putnam for this news.
Ballot Access News
April 1, 2015 – Volume 30, Number 11
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Prince Edward Island, Canada’s smallest province, held legislative elections on May 4. The Green Party won a seat for the first time in that body. See this story.
According to this story, the city of Flint has hired an attorney who is expected to sue, to enable the city to put candidates on its ballot for Mayor.
The Scottish National Party wants to convert elections for the British House of Commons to proportional representation, according to this story. The story also reports on the attitudes of the British Labour and Conservative Parties toward proportional representation.
