On August 27, Vermont Governor Jim Douglas, a Republican, said he won’t run for re-election in 2010. This makes it somewhat likely that a Democrat will be elected Governor next year. This is good news for supporters of Instant Runoff … Continue reading
On August 24, the Pennsylvania Attorney General responded to the lawsuit Constitution Party of Pennsylvania v Cortes, which was filed in federal court in Philadelphia on April 21, 2009. Here is the state’s brief. The state completely ignores the part … Continue reading
Krist Novoselic has this commentary in the August 25 Seattle Weekly, about the recent court decision that says the Washington state “top-two” system isn’t necessarily constitutional. … Continue reading
The U.S. District Court in Idaho that is hearing Daien v Ysursa has set a briefing schedule. This is the case that challenges Idaho’s ban on out-of-state circulators for independent presidential candidates. It had been filed April 7. The first … Continue reading
On August 21, a County Commissioner in La Plata County, Colorado, switched her registration from “Democratic” to “independent”. See this story. Colorado, like most states, has partisan elections for county office. The Commissioner who switched, Joelle Riddle, says she believes … Continue reading
