Two Colorado legislators, Senator David Balmer (R-Centennial) and Representative Jonathan Singer (D-Longmont) have introduced SB 65. It allows cities and counties to use Approval Voting, if the election is non-partisan. Here is the text of the bill. Approval Voting allows … Continue reading
Texas Representative Bill Zedler (R-Arlington) has introduced HB 650. It requires political parties to submit proof that the party’s presidential and vice-presidential nominees meet the constitutional qualifications. It makes similar requirements for independent presidential and vice-presidential candidates, and even for … Continue reading
On January 25, Jill Stein and Cheri Honkala were tried and acquitted of trespassing. The arrest had been in August 2012 in Philadelphia, when the two Green national standard-barriers had sat in at the Fannie Mae office. See this story. … Continue reading
This Businessweek article identifies Shannon County, South Dakota, as the county that cast the highest percentage of its votes (of any county in the nation) for the Democratic presidential nominee in each of the last three elections. As the article … Continue reading
On January 28, Massachusetts Representative Dan Winslow (R-Norfolk) will introduce two bills to improve ballot access. One lowers the number of signatures for candidates for federal and state office, by cutting the current requirements in half. That bill affects candidates … Continue reading
On January 25, the Alameda County, California, Superior Court issued a procedural ruling in Rubin v Bowen, RG11-605301. This is the lawsuit filed by the state Peace & Freedom Party and Libertarian Party, and the Alameda County Green Party, that … Continue reading