Christopher Kavanagh, a Green Party activist, has this op-ed in the Oakland, California Tribune, about recent gains for Instant Runoff Voting in Alameda County. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2010
The Arizona Secretary of State has released new registration data here. It is as of January 1, 2010. Since the October 1, 2009 tally, Republicans have lost 5,168 registrants, Democrats have lost 7,020 registrants, Libertarians have gained 798 registrants, and … Continue reading
Two bills have been introduced in the West Virginia legislature to require declared write-in candidates to pay filing fees. West Virginia filing fees are 1% of the annual salary of the office sought. However, the presidential filing fee is capped … Continue reading
On January 28, the South Carolina Senate passed SB 590, after amending it in committee. The bill makes ballot access changes for independent candidates. Some of the changes are beneficial and some are restrictive. The bill lowers the number of … Continue reading
On January 28, the 9th circuit stayed its own opinion in Farrakhan v Gregoire, 06-35669. That is the lawsuit over whether the federal Voting Rights Act may be used to strike down state laws that prevent ex-felons and felons from … Continue reading