The Pennsylvania Green Party, and the Pennsylvania Libertarian Party, both had legislative candidates in 2010 who set new records for each of those parties in legislative campaigns in that state. The Green Party nominee for State House, 194th district, Hugh … Continue reading
On January 14, Alaska Representative Max Gruenberg (D-Anchorage) introduced HB 77, to provide for a top-two election system for state office and congress. The bill says that anyone who doesn’t qualify for the general election ballot may file as a … Continue reading
Several residents of the United States who are not U.S. citizens have sued to win the ability to make campaign contributions in federal elections. On January 7, U.S. District Court Judge Ricardo Urbina ruled that they have standing to pursue … Continue reading
On January 13, former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards was released from federal prison. See this story. Edwards is the person who invented the “top-two” election system. He not only persuaded the Louisiana legislature to pass the idea in 1975; he … Continue reading
On January 13, former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards was released from federal prison. See this story. Edwards is the person who invented the “top-two” election system. He not only persuaded the Louisiana legislature to pass the idea in 1975; he … Continue reading
