Vermont Secretary of State Deb Markowitz is asking the Vermont legislature to pass a bill that would let Vermont use Instant-Runoff Voting for one or two particular state offices in the future. The legislature will decide which offices. Markowitz then … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2007
The news that U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton is leading for the Democratic presidential nomination has brought a spate of news stories about women candidates for president in the past. Many of these stories erroneously say that Victoria Woodhull ran for … Continue reading
On January 17, the Colorado Senate committee that handles election bills (the strangely-named State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee) passed SB 46, which sets up the National Popular Vote plan compact for presidential elections. The bill has a vote set … Continue reading
On November 7, 2006, voters in Kentucky’s 2nd State Senate district elected an independent candidate to represent them in the State Senate. Kentucky almost never elects independent candidates to state or federal office. Independent candidates must contend against the “straight-ticket” … Continue reading
The Connecticut Secretary of State, Susan Bysiewicz, is asking the Connecticut legislature to move the independent and minor party petition deadline from mid-August to mid-July. She says this will discourage (though not absolutely prohibit) “sore-loser” candidacies in the future. The … Continue reading