In early April 2011, bills were introduced in both houses of Congress to provide for public funding of congressional candidates. They are S 750 and HR 1404. The bills do not discriminate for or against any candidate based on party … Continue reading
The July 21 Sacramento Bee has this op-ed by Kris Novoselic and Rob Richie, advocating that states and other units of government use either proportional representation, or cumulative voting, or instant runoff voting, instead of the “winner-take-all” system so prevalent … Continue reading
On July 21, independent gubernatorial candidate Gatewood Galbraith submitted his ballot access petition in Kentucky. See this story. The only other minor party or independent candidate petition circulating in this year’s Kentucky state elections is the Libertarian Party petition for … Continue reading
Egypt will use the type of proportional representation pioneered by West Germany, in the upcoming September 2011 Parliamentary elections. See this story. Parties that poll at least one-half of 1% of the total vote will be represented in the lower … Continue reading
According to this story in the Providence Journal, the Rhode Island State Board of Elections has redesigned the voter registration form, so that the form no longer lists the qualified parties. Instead the voter will be asked to write-in his … Continue reading
