New chairman of the Coalition for Equal Ballot Access calls for radical election reform in state of Illinois
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Iowa’s Secretary of State is Anti-Election Crusader
Iowa’s Secretary of State Matt Schultz continues to champion crazy reduction of voter eligibility
Bill to Expose Election ‘Dark Money’ Fails in Montana
Montana has a history of fighting money’s role in politics to expose election results, but this has all been upended by Citizens United
Texas Government Transparency Progress Not Finished Yet
Conservative voter’s preference behind Texas government transparency progress made just recently
Top Two Primary Bill fails to go through in Alaska
Top two primary election bill fails to move forward due to rushed Alaska Legislator.
Is Corruption Worse in New York or New Jersey?
Corrupt politics results in severe economic damage as theft bites. But is Political Corruption Worse in New York or New Jersey?
New York Could Move to Ease Ballot Access Laws
Jerry Goldfeder has this column in CityLand, advocating move to ease ballot access for voters with improvements in New York state election law
Oregon May Be First Automatic Voter Registration State
New proposal would allow automatic voter registration in Oregon and would be a first in the nation
Colorado Weighs Pros and Cons of Postal Voting
New postal voting reforms inspire unfortunate but routine partisan debate in Colorado
Law is Hope for Better North Carolina Ballot Access
Better North Carolina ballot access proposal would make it easier for third parties to participate