No nationally-organized minor party elected any state legislators in 2010. However, in Maine, former Green Party activist Ben Chipman was elected to the legislature as an independent candidate. He had been the Legislative Assistant to Green Party legislator John Eder. … Continue reading
Curtis Gans, long-time student of U.S. voter turnout, has estimated that 2010 general election turnout is 42% of the number of persons who could potentially have registered to vote and then voted. While this is very bad relative to other … Continue reading
On November 2, the Green Party nominee for Saline County, Arkansas Collector was elected. This is a partisan race. The nominee, Joy Ballard, was the only candidate listed on the ballot. She received 19,131 votes. Various write-in candidates received, together, … Continue reading
The Connecticut Working Families Party had been on the ballot for some district and local office ever since 2002, but until 2010 it had never been on the ballot for a statewide office. This year, for Governor, it appears to … Continue reading
An 83-year-old Pennsylvania voter, on the way home from the hospital in an ambulance, persuaded the ambulance driver to stop first and let him vote. He voted while lying on a stretcher. See this story. … Continue reading
