Southern Political Report has this story about Ray Boyd, who says he will be an independent candidate for Governor of Georgia this year. The article is by Gary Reese. Georgia has not had an independent candidate for Governor on the ballot since 1942. Before 1943, Georgia let any independent or minor party candidate get on the general election ballot with no petition, but Georgia has had extremely burdensome petition requirements for independents and minor parties ever since 1943.
“Big Journalism” has this article on California’s Proposition 14, with an emphasis on how three big California newspapers, the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Jose Mercury News, and the Sacramento Bee, have used misleading logic in their editorials supporting California’s “top-two” Proposition 14.
Andrew Breitbart founded Big Journalism in December 2009. Breitbart formerly worked for the Drudge Report and the Huffington Post. The article about Proposition 14 is by Thomas Del Beccaro.
Although the article does not mention any details about how the Chronicle, the Mercury News, and the Bee determined their support for Proposition 14, it should be noted that the Chronicle only invited proponents to speak to the editorial board, and did not invite opponents to come to speak. The Chronicle heard from Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado, and Jason Olson of Independent Voice, but no one on the other side. The San Jose Mercury News also did not invite opponents of Proposition 14 to speak to its editorial board. The Sacramento Bee, to its credit, did invite opponents of Proposition 14 to address its editorial board.
“Big Journalism” has this article on California’s Proposition 14, with an emphasis on how three big California newspapers, the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Jose Mercury News, and the Sacramento Bee, have used misleading logic in their editorials supporting California’s “top-two” Proposition 14.
Andrew Breitbart founded Big Journalism in December 2009. Breitbart formerly worked for the Drudge Report and the Huffington Post. The article about Proposition 14 is by Thomas Del Beccaro.
Although the article does not mention any details about how the Chronicle, the Mercury News, and the Bee determined their support for Proposition 14, it should be noted that the Chronicle only invited proponents to speak to the editorial board, and did not invite opponents to come to speak. The Chronicle heard from Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado, and Jason Olson of Independent Voice, but no one on the other side. The San Jose Mercury News also did not invite opponents of Proposition 14 to speak to its editorial board. The Sacramento Bee, to its credit, did invite opponents of Proposition 14 to address its editorial board.
This article by Lance Howland, in PublicCEO.com, explains that city officials in Los Angeles are thinking seriously about Instant-Runoff Voting. Los Angeles now uses two-round elections for its own city elections. Thanks to Rob Richie for the link.
Eric Zorn has this pithy column about Illinois ballot access in the May 4 issue of the Chicago Tribune. Thanks to Eric Dondero for the link.
