This blog has mentioned the two state gubernatorial elections being held in November 2009, but it has not previously mentioned that the Northern Mariana Islands, a Commonwealth of the United States in the northern Pacific, also holds a gubernatorial election … Continue reading
On June 19, the Arizona State Senate gave preliminary approval to SCR1025, which would ask the voters in 2010 if they wish to eliminate funding for the state’s public financing program for candidates for state office. The bill passed the … Continue reading
On June 19, the new government of Nova Scotia, controlled by the New Democratic Party, announced the new cabinet. See this story. The New Democratic Party won the Nova Scotia provincial elections on June 9 for the first time, defeating … Continue reading
On June 17-18, the Prohibition Party held a national committee meeting in Memphis, Tennessee. At the meeting, a member of the committee announced that she will run for Governor of Tennessee in 2010. Because Tennessee only requires 25 signatures for … Continue reading
Thomas D. Elias has this op-ed in favor of the “top-two” system in the June 17 issue of the Long Beach, California, Press-Telegram. The op-ed has several important factual errors. The op-ed says the system is “just like special elections”, … Continue reading
