On November 5, San Bernardino, California, voters recalled three public officials, including city councilwoman Wendy McCammack. Yet in the same election, to fill the vacant Mayor’s seat, she placed first. There will be a run-off in February 2014 because she … Continue reading
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Late in the day on November 6, both houses of the Ohio legislature passed SB 193, the bill to re-define “political party”. The final version, as ironed out in a conference committee, is far worse than the version of the … Continue reading
On November 5, Seattle held non-partisan elections for city council. All seats are at-large, and candidates file for particular numbered seats. In seat two, Kshama Sawant polled 49,363 votes in unofficial returns. Her only opponent, Democratic incumbent Richard Conlin, polled … Continue reading
Normally, jurisdictions that put straight-ticket devices on general election ballots never give independent candidates a straight-ticket device. But, at the November 5, 2013 election, Luzerne County (Pennsylvania) did give independent candidates a straight-ticket device. There were only three independent candidates … Continue reading
On November 5, 2013, Mirna Lis Martinez, the Green Party nominee and a member of the Green Party, was elected to the New London, Connecticut, School Board. She was cross-endorsed by the Republican Party. See this story. The election was … Continue reading