North Carolina used Instant Runoff Voting to elect a State Court of Appeals judge last month. The final tally is close, with the winner only 6,000 votes ahead of the second-place finisher. The second-place finisher has asked for a recount, … Continue reading
On November 20, Professor James K. Galbraith spoke to an Americans for Democratic Action event in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and suggested that supporters of Keynesian economics should no longer support the Democratic Party, and should instead create a new party. See … Continue reading
On December 9, U.S. District Court Judge Raymond Dearie granted New York state’s request for more time to respond to the lawsuit Credico v New York State Board of Elections, eastern district, 10cv-4555. The state must now file its answer … Continue reading
On November 15, the New Mexico Green Party and others filed a lawsuit in state court, alleging that several New Mexico ballot access laws are unconstitutional. Whitaker v Herrera, cv2010-13274. The lawsuit attacks the April petition deadline for new party … Continue reading
See this account of the court hearing in Alaska held on December 8, over the U.S. Senate vote count. The judge promised a decision by December 10. … Continue reading
