On October 26, the city of Lake Park, Florida, settled a Voting Rights Act lawsuit that had been filed by the U.S. Justice Department, and agreed to elect its four city commissioners using Limited Voting. Although four commissioners will be … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2009
On October 22, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a one-sentence order, affirming the decision of the Commonwealth Court in Baylor v Cortes, 3 MAP 2009. One member of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Justice J. Michael Eakin, wrote a four-page dissent, … Continue reading
On October 22, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a one-sentence order, affirming the decision of the Commonwealth Court in Baylor v Cortes, 3 MAP 2009. One member of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Justice J. Michael Eakin, wrote a four-page dissent, … Continue reading
The Orlando, Florida Sentinel of October 29 has this op-ed by John B. Anderson, arguing the merits of using Instant Runoff Voting. Thanks to Rob Richie for the link. The op-ed will probably soon be carried by other newspapers as … Continue reading
New York state improved one ballot access law several months ago. Thanks to Richard Cooper for this belated news. On July 28, the Governor signed S1366. It deletes the requirement that an independent candidate’s petition must include language that the … Continue reading