British voters are starting to see advertising on the May 5 referendum on whether to use Instant-Runoff Voting to elect members of the House of Commons. See this BBC story. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2011
A subcommittee of the North Carolina House Election Law and Campaign Finance Committee will take testimony about HB 32, on March 2, Wednesday. The hearing will be at 1 p.m. in room 643 of the Legislative Office Building. The subcommittee … Continue reading
On February 24, the First Circuit ruled against the New Hampshire Libertarian Party, in the lawsuit that has been pending since 2008. The issues were whether a party has a constitutional right to protect its name, and whether it has … Continue reading
The lawsuit decision Trudell v State, issued by a state court in Vermont on February 22, is the subject of this news story. Thanks to Morgan Daybell for the link. Also see this story in the Burlington Free Press. … Continue reading
On February 21, Common Cause of Connecticut, as well as some other organizations, asked the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear Green Party of Connecticut v Lenge, 10-795, the case in which the Green and Libertarian Parties challenge Connecticut’s discriminatory … Continue reading
The Daily Iowan, the campus newspaper for the University of Iowa, has this pair of op-eds. One advocates the National Popular Vote Plan and one opposes it. … Continue reading