On August 29, the Connecticut Working Families Party held a meeting to hear from all the contenders from the Democratic Party for governor next year. See this story, which says that 158 WFP members attended. The Connecticut Working Families Party … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2009
On July 13, the Georgia Supreme Court heard arguments in Favorito v Handel, S09A1367, the case over whether vote-counting machines that leave no audit trail violate either the Georgia Constitution or the U.S. Constitution. Here is an article by Garland … Continue reading
On August 30, Japan held an election for all 480 seats in the lower legislative body. The winning party, the Democratic Party of Japan, has won at least 270 seats and may have won 300, ousting the ruling Liberal Democratic … Continue reading
On August 30, Japan held an election for all 480 seats in the lower legislative body. The winning party, the Democratic Party of Japan, has won at least 270 seats and may have won 300, ousting the ruling Liberal Democratic … Continue reading
According to this story, the planned 3-candidate New Jersey gubernatorial debates are on shaky ground. The law requires candidates who receive public funding to participate, but Democratic nominee Jon Corzine, the incumbent, has not asked for public funding. Corzine has … Continue reading
This year, the Washington state legislature passed a bill providing for domestic partners. Opponents of the idea then collected signatures on a referendum petition to ask the voters if they wish to reject the new law. Already, the petition drive … Continue reading