On May 5, voters of London elected a Mayor and a local assembly. Twelve parties entered the Mayoral race. London uses a modified form of instant runoff voting for its mayoral elections. See the wikipedia story about the election. The … Continue reading
On May 5, Scotland held an election for the Scottish Parliament. Five parties won seats: Scottish National Party 63; Conservative 31; Labour 24; Green 6; Liberal Democrat 5. No party won a majority. See the wikipedia article about the election. … Continue reading
On May 6, a bill to provide for a Colorado presidential primary was introduced in the Senate and that very day passed both committees. It is SB 216. Like the House Bill that has been pending for a while, it … Continue reading
On April 26, the Minnesota Senate passed SF 2381. It is the Secretary of State’s omnibus election law bill, and it contains two ballot access improvements: (1) it deletes the wording on independent candidate petitions saying the signer doesn’t expect … Continue reading
This Washington Post story says that William Kristol met with Mitt Romney on May 5. Kristol is trying to recruit a Republican-leaning independent presidential candidate. … Continue reading
