On November 3, two members of the U.S. House of Representatives filed a federal lawsuit to overturn the Florida redistricting measures that passed last week. See this story. The two members are Democrat Corrine Brown and Republican Mario Diaz-Balart. The … Continue reading
The Green Party national office has released a list of party members who were elected or re-elected last week. As noted at this site earlier, Ben Chipman was elected to the Maine legislature, and the party won three important elections … Continue reading
Last week, Rebecca Williamson, Socialist Workers Party nominee for U.S. House in Iowa’s 3rd district, polled 2.61% of the vote. The 3rd district includes Des Moines. That is the highest percentage that any party with “Socialist” in its name has … Continue reading
Last week, the voters of Rhode Island’s 17th State Senate district re-elected independent Senator Edward J. O’Neill to the State Senate. See this story. He defeated his only opponent, Democrat Linda Noble, by 54.5%-45.5. Neill had also been elected as … Continue reading
Last week, the voters of Portland, Maine, passed a charter revision to hold Mayoral elections, using Instant Runoff Voting. The first such election will be in November 2011. See this story. The current system does not provide for a popular … Continue reading
