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New Hampshire Secretary of State Asks U.S. District Court to Dismiss Aaron Day’s Ballot Access Lawsuit
On November 2, the New Hampshire Secretary of State asked a U.S. District Court to dismiss Aaron Day’s ballot access lawsuit. The issue had been whether states can require congressional candidates to be registered voters. Day had won injunctive relief … Continue reading →
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Clerk of the U.S. House Releases List of Candidates for Congress
The Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives has released q list of candidates for U.S. Senate and U.S. House who are on the ballot. See it here. The Clerk says the information is from official sources. Yet the Clerk’s … Continue reading →
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South Carolina Website Encourages a Write-in Vote for Congressman Ralph Norman
Some South Carolina Republicans who are unhappy with Senate nominee Darline Graham have a website asking voters to write in Ralph Norman, an incumbent U.S. House member who lost the 2026 Republican Senate primary. See it here. Here is a … Continue reading →
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U.S. Government Appeals Alaska Case to Ninth Circuit
On Sunday, November 1, the federal government appealed the Alaska election law case (involving two Dan Sullivans on the ballot for U.S. Senate) to the Ninth Circuit. U.S.A. v State of Alaska, 26-7304. … Continue reading →
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U.S. District Court Dismisses Federal Government’s Alaska Lawsuit
On November 1, U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason dismissed U.S.A. v State of Alaska, 3:26cv-376. This is the lawsuit filed by the federal government over two Dan Sullivan’s being on the ballot for U.S. Senate. Here is the ruling. … Continue reading →
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Many Big Funders of Massachusetts Top-Two Initiative Previously Funded Similar Initiatives in Other States
This news story finds that many big funders of the Massachusetts Top-Two Initiative Funded Similar Efforts in Other States in the Recent Past. … Continue reading →
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New York Times Erroneously Says that if Alaska Voters Repeal Top-Four, Alaska Would Have Closed Primaries
On November 1, the New York Times published a story about Alaska’s Ballot Measure 2, which repeals the top-four system and eliminates Ranked Choice Voting. The story says, “Ballot Measure 2 would return Alaska to primaries open only to voters … Continue reading →
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Ralph Nader’s Niece, Nadia Milleron, is an Independent Candidate for U.S. House in Massachusetts
Nadia Milleron, Ralph Nader’s niece, is an independent candidate for U.S. House in the Massachusetts First District. She is in a two-person race against the incumbent Democrat, Richard Neal. She also ran in 2924. That race was also a two-person … Continue reading →
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News Story About Local Fusion “Parties” in New York
In New York, every year, some major party nominees for Congress and state office submit general election petitions to run under other designations besides their major party designations. They seem to feel that this tactic will net them extra votes … Continue reading →
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University of Massachusetts Lowell/You Gov Poll Shows Massachusetts Top-Two Initiative is Trailing Slightly
a University of Massachusetts Lowell/You Gov poll released on October 28 shows that Question Three is now trailing slightly. “Yes” is at 41% and “No” is at 45%, with undecided at 15%. See here. … Continue reading →
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Boston Globe Story on How Top-Two Has Affected California and Washington
The Boston Globe has this lengthy analysis of how top-two has affected elections in California and Washington. … Continue reading →
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DSA Candidate for Rhode Island Legislature on Ballot as “Independent – Socialist”
Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) almost always runs its members in Democratic primaries. However, this year, in Rhode Island, it is running one of its members as an independent. She is Brittany Kubicek. According to the Secretary of State’s website, … Continue reading →
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New California Registration Data
On October 31, the California Secretary of State released a new Report of Registration. See it here. The data is as of October 19. California has six qualified parties. Although this Report differs very little from the last Report, which … Continue reading →
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High Turnout Next Month Will Send Ballot Access Requirements Soaring in Many States
It appears likely that turnout next month will be unusually high for a midterm election. Unfortunately, the more votes are cast in some states, the higher the petition requirements will be in 2028. These are the twenty states for which … Continue reading →
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South Carolina Forward Party Hopes to Win More Partisan Local Elections
Last year, the South Carolina Forward Party made history by winning a partisan race for Mayor of Georgetown. It was the first time any party other than the Democratic and Republican Parties had won a partisan election in South Carolina … Continue reading →
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Potter County, Texas, Republican Party Files Federal Lawsuit to Require Texas to Count All Votes by Hand
On October 27, the Potter County, Texas Republican Party filed a federal lawsuit to require the state of Texas to count all November 2026 ballots by hand before certifying the results. Potter County Republican Party v Benge, n.d., 2:26cv-215. Here … Continue reading →
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Federal Government Files Amended Complaint in Alaska Case to Include News Stories that Mary Peltola’s Campaign Recruited the Second Dan Sullivan
On October 29, the federal government filed an amended Complaint in U.S.A. v State of Alaska, 3:26cv-376, to include the information published in the New York Times that the Mary Peltola campaign recruited the lesser-known Dan Sullivan to run for … Continue reading →