Jefferson County, Kentucky, complaints that it must spend $5,000 to count the write-ins in a race that only encompasses county voters. See this November 12 article in the Louisville Courier-Journal. It is true that it costs elections administrators more money … Continue reading
On November 12, Michigan’s largest newspaper, the Detroit Free Press, carried this editorial in favor of Michigan having presidential primaries instead of caucuses. The Michigan legislature will consider the matter on November 13 and the remainder of this week. The … Continue reading
On November 6, the voters of Sarasota, Florida, approved using Instant-Runoff Voting for city elections. That policy can’t go into effect until the state of Florida certifies some vote-counting equipment that can handle IRV. The margin in favor was 3-1.
See this AP story on a Boston Globe poll of each New Hampshire presidential primary. The poll was released on November 11. … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to take two interesting election law cases. The first is Riley v Kennedy, 07-77. The Governor of Alabama filed his appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court, to settle what happens when there is … Continue reading
