The New Hampshire House holds a committee hearing on HB 1454 on January 29. This is the National Popular Vote Plan bill for presidential elections. The bill was introduced on December 10, 2007. The National Popular Vote Plan bill has … Continue reading
On January 23, Iran’s ruling Revolutionary Council disqualified 3,000 candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections. See this news story. The candidates were disqualified on the basis of their political views. … Continue reading
On January 9, West Virginia State Senator Clark Barnes introduced SB 49. It improves the definition of “political party”. Currently, a qualified party is one that polled 1% for its candidate for Governor in the last election. The bill expands … Continue reading
Dennis Kucinich has told the Cleveland Plain Dealer that he is dropping out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, and that he will concentrate on being re-elected to Congress. See this story. Thanks to Eric Garris. … Continue reading
The webpage www.openballotvoting.org has just been established. The purpose of the site is to promote bills in state legislatures that let two political parties jointly nominate the same candidate. This is commonly caused “fusion”. The page lays special emphasis on … Continue reading
