The Peach Pundit has this commentary about Georgia ballot access, along with comment on Instant Runoff Voting and on electronic vote-counting machines that create an audit trail. The Peach Pundit is a blog about Georgia politics. Thanks to Bill Van … Continue reading
At least 137 bills have been introduced in the California legislature, for the 2011-2012 session, according to the legislature’s web page. But there seem to be no bills changing the way candidates for federal or state office are elected. The … Continue reading
On December 23, a lower state court in Nebraska ruled that the recall petition for Mayor of Omaha has enough valid signatures. Proponents of the recall needed 26,643 valid signatures. They collected 37,596, and elections officials ruled that approximately 29,000 … Continue reading
Elections officials in Tom Green County, Texas, have discovered a ballot box containing 1,545 votes from November 2, 2010, that were never counted. See this story. The county says it would be illegal to reveal to the public the tally … Continue reading
Every state has released its official vote totals for U.S. House, except that Pennsylvania is still working on compiling the write-ins. The national totals for U.S. House, for each party, appear to be: Republican 44,540,590; Democratic 38,717,920; Libertarian 1,074,189; Conservative … Continue reading
