On May 15, the Illinois legislature passed HB 226. It says that 17-year-olds can register to vote in advance of any primary, if they will be age 18 by the time of the general election. Because the Illinois primary, for … Continue reading
On June 6, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Pappas v Farr, 12-1080. This is a California election contest case. In 2008, two candidates ran against each other for Santa Barbara County Supervisor. The final results were … Continue reading
On May 22, a U.S. District Court in Arizona denied reconsideration in Arizona Libertarian Party v Bennett, 4:11cv-856. This is the case in which the Libertarian and Green Parties challenge the voter registration form, which has three checkboxes: Democratic, Republican, … Continue reading
Last week, British Columbia held an election for its provincial legislature. The two major parties in British Columbia elections are the New Democratic Party and the Liberal Party. Before the election, most observers expected the New Democratic Party to win … Continue reading
On May 21, Pennsylvania held a special election to fill the vacant State House seat, 95th district. The results: Democrat Kevin Schreiber 53.22%; Republican Bryan Tate 38.75%; Green Party nominee Bill Swartz 8.02%. When this seat had last been up, … Continue reading
