On September 9, U.S. District Court judge Richard Seeborg upheld San Francisco’s method of Instant-Runoff Voting for city elections. Opponents had filed a lawsuit earlier in the year alleging that it violates the rights of voters, because they are limited … Continue reading
On September 22, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that Steve Rauschenberger should remain on the ballot as the Republican Party nominee for State Senate in the 22nd district. His Democratic opponent had argued that he should be removed because in … Continue reading
The High Point Enterprise newspaper in High Point, North Carolina has this editorial in support of the pending ballot access lawsuit filed in 2005 by the Libertarian and Green Parties. A decision from the State Supreme Court will probably be … Continue reading
The Tennessee law on how new and previously unqualified parties get on the ballot was declared unconstitutional on September 20, but only on September 23 did the mainstream news media carry the story. See here for the AP story. See … Continue reading
On September 23, the U.S. House of Representatives Administration Committee passed HR6116, the bill to provide public funding for candidates for U.S. House. Candidates who raise at least $50,000 from voters in their state (not their district) qualify. They receive … Continue reading
