> I would clean out the State election laws before applying band-aids and lotions. I don't see why the two approaches can't be run in parallel. I agree with y

> I would clean out the State election laws before applying band-aids and lotions. I don't see why the two approaches can't be run in parallel. I agree with you, though, that laws which privilege specific parties (or even parties generally over independent candidates) have no place in a democracy. Have there not been any cases brought which challenge the constitutionality of such laws? I know that Lawrence Lessig tried to challenge Winner Take All (plurality) voting in the US under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment[0], which seemed like a bit of a long shot, whereas I don't think that the establishment would feel particularly threatened by having to rewrite a few state laws to be more neutral. Presumably there are plenty of states that don't have such laws, and they are equally locked into the two-party system. [0] https://medium.lessig.org/the-equal-protection-challenge-to-winner-take-all-a-legal-guide-ce99747e5001 https://medium.lessig.org/the-equal-protection-challenge-to-...