''Ballot Access News'' is a United States-based website and monthly online and print

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edited and published by Richard Winger of

San Francisco, California San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17t ...

. Winger is an expert on

ballot access Elections in the United States refers to the rules and procedures regulating the conditions under which a candidate, political party, or ballot measure is entitled to appear on voters' ballots. As the nation's election process is decentralized b ...

law in the United States.

History

Published since 1985, the newsletter advocates "fair and equitable ballot access laws." ''Ballot Access News'' reports on

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and federal court decisions, compares American ballot access laws to those of other democratic nations, covers developments on electoral systems such as

instant-runoff voting Instant-runoff voting (IRV) is a type of Ranked voting, ranked preferential Electoral system, voting method. It uses a Majority rule, majority voting rule in single-winner elections where there are more than two candidates. It is commonly referr ...

, and documents the number of votes

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and

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candidates receive. The newsletter also records the activities of the

Coalition for Free and Open Elections The Coalition for Free and Open Elections (COFOE) is a nonpartisan organization in the United States that aims to promote fair ballot access. COFOE was founded in 1985, when representatives from across the political spectrum met in the New York Ci ...

, an interest group of minor party members and others working together on ballot access law reform issues.

References

External links

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official site
Coalition on Free and Open Elections
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