This Times of Israel article has interesting information about the Canadian election of October 19, and whether Canada will switch to either Proportional Representation or Instant Runoff Voting in the next 18 months. The Canadian governing party, the Liberal Party, … Continue reading
The Coalition for Free & Open Elections (COFOE) has existed starting in 1985. It is a loose coalition of nationally-organized minor parties and other groups that support fair play for independent candidates and minor parties. Recently the Prohibition Party re-joined … Continue reading
On October 24, the Arkansas Libertarian Party, the only ballot-qualified party other than the Democratic and Republican Parties, held a nominating convention in North Little Rock. The party nominated candidates for U.S. Senate, all four U.S. House seats, ten legislative … Continue reading
Louisiana held its election for all statewide offices on Saturday, October 24. The two independents in the State House were re-elected. Jerome “Dee” Richard of the 55th district was re-elected unanimously because no one filed against him. Terry Brown of … Continue reading
Cracked.com, a ten-year-old comedy blog with a large readership, has this article about some deficiencies in U.S. election laws. The article includes ballot access laws, and specifically attacks Georgia. The article also illustrates bad examples of gerrymandering. The information about … Continue reading
