On August 17, the California Senate Finance Committee approved AB 1121, which makes it possible for 10 non-charter cities or counties to use Instant Runoff Voting for their own elections. The bill now moves to the full Senate. Thanks to … Continue reading
The August 17 issue of City Limits, a weekly in New York City, has this summary of candidates eliminated from this year’s municipal primary ballots because of challenges brought by their opponents. … Continue reading
The August 17 issue of City Limits, a weekly in New York City, has this summary of candidates eliminated from this year’s municipal primary ballots because of challenges brought by their opponents. … Continue reading
On August 18, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court again upheld the unique Pennsylvania practice of charging candidates for the costs of removing them from the ballot. UPDATE: see this news story in the Wilkes-Barre newspaper. The Court issued a one-sentence order … Continue reading
On August 17, Faye Coffield filed her first brief in the 11th circuit, in Coffield v Handel, 09-13277, the case challenging the 5% (of the number of registered voters) petition requirement for minor party and independent candidates for U.S. House. … Continue reading
