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See this story about the Canadian election of May 2. The Green Party did win its first election for a seat, and the New Democratic Party gained the second largest number of seats of any party. The Conservative Party won … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2011
On May 2, Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller interpreted Nevada election law to mean that when the state holds a special U.S. House election on September 13, there will be no party nominees. Candidates will qualify for the ballot … Continue reading
On May 10, the 8th circuit will hear oral arguments in Green Party of Arkansas v Martin, 10-3106. This is the ACLU lawsuit against the Arkansas election law that removes parties from the ballot each time they fail to poll … Continue reading
The Hawaii bill to use Instant Runoff Voting in special elections, HB 638, will not pass this year, even though it had passed both houses. On the evening of April 28, the conference committee tabled the bill. The committee expressed … Continue reading
On May 2, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Siefert v Alexander, 10-405. This lawsuit attacked Wisconsin’s ban on judges making public endorsements of candidates for partisan office. The 7th circuit had upheld that ban 2-1. Wisconsin does not … Continue reading