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On May 18, the Arkansas Libertarian Party submitted approximately 16,000 signatures to become a qualified party in Arkansas for the first time. The law requires 10,000. The party held a press conference; see this story. … Continue reading
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On May 17, Alaska Governor Sean Parnell signed SB 31, which provides explicitly that write-in votes can be valid even when the voter didn’t spell the candidate’s name correctly.
On March 6, 2011, Estonia held a parliamentary election in which voters were free to vote on the internet. The Helsinki Accords organization, ODIHR, has just issued a report on that election. See this blog post at Election Updates. The … Continue reading
On May 17, California held an election to fill the vacant seat in the 36th U.S. House district. All candidates appeared on a single ballot and all voters received that ballot. The ballot listed sixteen candidates: 6 Republicans, 5 Democrats, … Continue reading
Americans Elect, which is trying to qualify as a party in California using the 10% (of the last gubernatorial vote) petition method, now has over 500,000 signatures. This already sets a new record for the largest number of signatures ever … Continue reading