Fox and Hounds, a well-read California politics blog, has this article by Joe Mathews, advocating proportional representation. Thanks to Rob Richie for the link. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2012
For many decades, San Mateo County, California, has been the only county in California that elects its county supervisors at-large. Even San Mateo County had five supervisor districts, but the only purpose of the supervisor districts was to make it … Continue reading
Although the votes are still being counted, it appears Jill Stein, the Green Party presidential nominee, received approximately 475,000 votes, or approximately .36% of the total vote. She is therefore the first woman to receive more than .25% of the … Continue reading
On November 3, U.S. District Court Judge Cindy Jorgenson held an oral argument in Arizona Libertarian Party v Bennett, 4:11cv856, in Tucson. The issue is the constitutionality of the Arizona voter registration form, which lists checkboxes for the Democratic Party … Continue reading
The December 5 issue of The Oklahoman, the largest daily newspaper in Oklahoma, has this story about Americans Elect no longer being a qualified party in Oklahoma. The story mentions that the 18 registered members of the party will be … Continue reading