The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, with backing from the county Board of Supervisors and the County Counsel, has decided to let voters fill out voter registration forms using electronic signatures. See this May 14 San Jose Mercury News … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2010
The Lake Wales News has this story about Randy Wilkinson, the Tea Party candidate for U.S. House in the 12th district. Thanks to Doug Guetzloe for the link. Lake Wales is between Orlando and Tampa. … Continue reading
The Jacksonville Observer, a year-old publication that has been an on-line/radio medium only, has just issued its first print edition, dated May 2010. It includes a front-page story by Darcy Richardson, “The Tea Party: A Third Party in the Making?” … Continue reading
On May 12, New York Governor David Paterson called a special election to fill the vacancy in the U.S. House, district 29. However, it won’t be until November 2, 2010. The winner will get a two month term in November … Continue reading
Political science professor Michael McDonald has this short article posted at pollster.com. He finds a relationship between periods when the major parties are ideologically cohesive, and periods of relative minor party success. Then he notes that we are in a … Continue reading