The Canadian government will soon postally mail literature to every household in Canada, informing readers that they are invited to visit a government web page and express themselves about proposals to change the electoral system, possibly to proportional representation. See … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2016
The Socialist Party has a nominee for U.S. Senate from Nevada, Jarrod Williams. He is on the ballot as an independent, because the independent petition for statewide office in Nevada other than president is 250 signatures, whereas the petition for … Continue reading
The Denver Post has this op-ed, documenting the large proportion of state legislative races in the United States that have only one candidate on the ballot. This is not a problem in Colorado, and the column notes that. But it … Continue reading
VoteCastr will attempt to tell the world what the vote for president is, in eight swing states, starting at 11 a.m. eastern time on election day. VoteCastr does this by first obtaining the names of voters who voted early, and … Continue reading
On November 1, the Wyoming Secretary of State released new voter registration data. Percentages are: Republican 68.36%; Democratic 19.61%; Libertarian .64%; Constitution .20%; independent and miscellaneous 11.19%. In February 2016 the percentages had been: Republican 69.45%; Democratic 19.34%; Libertarian .50%; … Continue reading