On December 31, the New York State Board of Elections posted the official November 2012 election returns. The final tally includes 400,332 votes that had not been counted when the state posted its tentative returns several weeks ago. These tickets … Continue reading
Bills have been introduced in both houses of the Texas legislature to establish bipartisan redistricting commissions. HJR 38, by Mark Strama (D-Austin) would set up a commission to redistrict U.S. House districts and state legislative districts. It would consist of … Continue reading
On December 28, 2012, President Obama signed the Hatch Act Modernization Act into law. S2170 permits most local and state government employees to run for partisan office, even if part of their salary or other compensation is subsidized by federal … Continue reading
Congress will count the Electoral Votes on Friday, January 4, 2013. The U.S. Code, Title 3, sec. 15, establishes that date as January 6, but Congress recently passed HJR 122, which for 2013 only moves the date to January 4. … Continue reading
Minor parties appeared on the presidential ballot in a few states last month, even though they submitted no presidential elector candidates. The Libertarian Parties of Nevada and West Virginia didn’t submit any presidential elector candidates. The Green Parties of Oregon … Continue reading
