Here is the Maine initiative for Ranked Choice Voting, which is circulating. If passed, Maine would use it for all partisan federal except president, and all partisan state office. Thanks to Mike Drucker for the link.
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The California State Court of Appeals will hear Rubin v Bowen on January 15 at 9 a.m. in San Francisco. This is the case in which the Libertarian, Green, and Peace & Freedom Parties charge that the California top-two system violates the voting rights of voters who wish to vote for minor party candidates in November general elections.
This article relates that Wisconsin let aliens vote in all its elections between 1848 and 1908. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.
Mark Frohnmayer, who worked hard for Oregon’s top-two ballot measure earlier this year, posted this statement on November 5, the date after the election. Significantly, the statement says, “Choice should be maximized in the November election, when the most voters participate.”
This is a hopeful sign. The proponents of top-two are generally individuals who truly want a better election system, and the lack of dialogue between top-two supporters and top-two opponents has been unfortunate.
According to this Detroit Free Press article, Republican state legislators in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Ohio are talking about changing the electoral college in their states. They are thinking about ending the winner-take-all system. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link.