On May 11, North Carolina HB 1024 passed the House Election Law Committee. It lets 10 counties use Instant-Runoff Voting for their county and city elections, on a trial basis, in 2006 only. The State Board of Elections would choose … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2005
Connecticut SB 1233, which would set up a procedure by which a group could transform itself into a qualified party in advance of any particular election, has cleared all committee hurdles. It is now in the queue to be taken … Continue reading
The Florida legislature has adjourned for the year. SB 1996 and HB 1471, which would have created almost impossible rules for circulating initiative petitions, failed to pass. The bills would have outlawed paying circulators per signature, whether directly or indirectly. … Continue reading
British election results are Labour 356 seats, Conservative 197, Liberal Democrat 62, other 30. 1 seat is still undecided. The share of the popular vote in the whole nation is: Labour 35.6%, Conservative 32.7%, Liberal Democrat 22.3%, other 4.4%. Three … Continue reading
1. A very restrictive ballot access bill, HB 2614, passed the Oregon House of Representatives Elections & Rules Committee on May 5. It makes it illegal for a registered member of a qualified party to sign a petition for an … Continue reading
On May 4, the Louisiana Senate Government Affairs Committee passed SB 53, which would switch that state’s congressional elections from the current non-partisan system (except that party labels are permitted), to a standard closed primary. The bill would let each … Continue reading