On October 23, Congressman Steve Israel (D-New York) introduced HJR 121. It would provide that the presidential candidate who receives the largest number of popular votes would be granted an extra 29 electoral votes. These extra electoral votes would not … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Although Americans Elect has no nominees for state legislature, a former community organizer for Americans Elect is an independent candidate for State House in Maine. He is Christopher Kessler, running in the 122nd district in South Portland. He was a … Continue reading
On October 30, Gary Johnson and Jill Stein will debate each other in New York city. This debate is sponsored by Free & Equal. The determination of which two candidates are invited was made by those individuals who voted on … Continue reading
This year, 43 states are holding regularly-scheduled state legislative elections. There are 5,984 seats up. Democrats have 4,720 nominees, and Republicans have 4,859 nominees. In Washington and California, candidates with a major party label are assumed to be “nominees”, and … Continue reading
This article points out that Ohio is expected to have more provisional ballots cast this year than any state except California. It always takes any state weeks to count provisional ballots. Provisional ballots can’t be tallied until election administrators first … Continue reading
Oregon is one of the states that mails a Voter Pamphlet to each registered voter. The Oregon pamphlet includes a page for each party to explain its principles. However, this year, according to this story, the Democratic and Republican Parties … Continue reading