Last year, a lawsuit was filed arguing that the disparity in U.S. House districts violates the 14th amendment. Montana has one U.S. House seat and contains approximately 900,000 residents. Wyoming has one U.S. House seat and contains approximately 500,000 residents. … Continue reading
The California Green Party has created a leaflet that asks voters to defeat Proposition 14. See it here. Proposition is on the ballot in the June 8, 2010 election. It would provide that all candidates in congressional and state elections … Continue reading
The Coalition for Free and Open Elections has posted the minutes of its annual meeting at www.cofoe.org. That annual meeting was on February 28, 2010, in New York city. The Coalition for Free and Open Elections has existed since 1985. … Continue reading
The print edition of the New York Times for March 24 has this Thomas L. Friedman column, recommending that states pass Instant Runoff Voting, and also recommending that states create nonpartisan commissions to draw congressional and legislative district boundaries. Friedman … Continue reading
The March 23 issue of the Hartford Courant has this article about the legislature’s plans for changing the state’s public funding law. Although the Joint Government Administration and Elections Committee passed bills six days ago that remove the discriminatory parts … Continue reading
