The post of May 4 about the Scottish elections has been rewritten to correct some errors. The problems with invalid ballots in Scotland related to the Parliamentary elections, not the Ranked Choice elections for local city and town councils. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2007
On May 9, the Vermont House Government Operations Committee will hear SB 108, the bill to use Instant-Runoff voting for congressional elections. The bill has already passed the Senate. … Continue reading
On May 7, the North Carolina Senate Government & Election Reform Committee passed SB 760, the National Popular Vote Plan for presidential elections.
Three briefs have now been filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., in Unity08 v Federal Election Commission, no. 07-0053. The final brief is due May 15. This is the case that seeks to overturn the FEC’s rule that … Continue reading
On April 27, the ACLU filed a major brief in Green Party of Ct. v Garfield, federal court, no. 3:06-cv-1030. This is the case that challenges Connecticut’s severely discriminatory “clean elections” law. Unlike the Maine and Arizona clean elections laws … Continue reading