According to this news story, Mitt Romney recently said he needs 50.1% of the vote to be elected President. In the context, it seems obvious he meant the popular vote. Of course, this is not true. Presidents who have been … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2012
On May 25, U.S. District Court Judge Sam Haddon ruled that Montana’s March petition deadline for non-presidential independent candidates is unconstitutionally early. The case is Kelly v McCulloch, cv-08-25. Montana’s petition deadline for non-presidential independent candidates had been in June … Continue reading
See this story, which explains that the Kansas legislature has not passed any bill drawing new congressional or legislative districts reflecting the 2010 census. A panel of three federal judges will determine the lines, but the hearing on May 29 … Continue reading
Businessman Alex Pires will attempt to qualify for the November Delaware ballot as an independent candidate for U.S. Senate. See this story. He is well-known enough to have already appeared on Greta Van Susteren’s Fox network interview show. No one … Continue reading
On May 28, Egyptian election officials released a final, official tally for the presidential election. See the results here at wikipedia (scroll down to the end of the article). The candidate who received the most votes ended up with 24.77%, … Continue reading