This article says that research by the California State Library shows that the newly-elected legislature has fewer women than any session since the 1991-1992 session. One reason is that it now takes millions of dollars to win a seat in … Continue reading
On December 2, the Schwarzenegger Institute held a forum on California’s 2016 U.S. Senate race. The Schwarzenegger Institute is headquartered at the University of Southern California. Very few academics believe that the California top-two system has functioned the way it … Continue reading
According to this story, Chinese democracy advocate Sun Wenguang, age 82, was physically prevented from leaving his house. As a result, he was unable to meet the deadline for registering to be on the ballot as an independent candidate in … Continue reading
Jeff Strabone, a New York voter, has set up the webpage DirectElection.org. It has the postal addresses of 260 candidates for presidential elector. It also has information about the history of the electoral college, and the history of attempts to … Continue reading
On December 6, two Colorado presidential electors sued the Governor and Secretary of State of Colorado, to establish that they, and all presidential electors, have a constitutional right to vote for any qualified presidential candidate when they vote as electors … Continue reading
