Presidential primaries are conducted by the state but Colorado minor parties have been kept out of the process
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Experts Take Aim at California’s Top-Two System
What progress if any has been made during the switch to California’s top-two system for primaries?
Michigan Straight Ticket Voting System Kept Off Ballot
Citizens will be not be able to use the Michigan straight ticket voting tool to select one party across ballot
On the Vetoed NJ Automatic Voter Registration Bill
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a key figure in the Donald Trump campaign, recently vetoed legislation that would allow people getting drivers licenses, drivers permits or state IDs to be automatically enrolled in the voting process
State Election Control Still Important After Hack Attempts
The Founders worried that federal instead of local and state election control was a recipe for disaster
Congress Outlines Plans For Contested Presidential Results
New report outlines how states can handle potential contested Presidential results similar to Florida in 2000
Bringing Clarity to Rules on South Carolina Money Politics
Limits on using government money on dry cleaning part of new rules for South Carolina money politics
Connecticut Public Political Campaign Financing Under Threat
State systems of public political campaign financing are increasingly under attack from free speech lawsuits
NJ Minimum Wage Battle Drew Big Special Interest Spending
Ongoing debate over raising NJ minimum wage to $15/hour is focus of political lobbying on unusual scale
Connecticut Independent Party Division Risks Ballot Status
Trouble in the Connecticut Independent Party as ballot spot in doubt over disagreement on candidate