Three U.S. Senators had said earlier this week that they would introduce a bill for public funding of congressional campaigns on Thursday, March 26. However, the bill has been delayed, and will probably be introduced next week. Thanks to Rick … Continue reading
Former U.S. Senator Lincoln Chaffee of Rhode Island, who served as a Republican until he was defeated for re-election in 2006, is said to be planning to run for Governor as an independent in 2010. The news was first reported … Continue reading
This New York Times story says that Mayor Bloomberg is now assured of receiving the nomination of the Independence Party of New York city. Those leaders, Fred Newman, Jackie Salit, and Lenora Fulani, had originally been opposed to re-nominating Bloomberg … Continue reading
On March 24, Utah SB 27 was signed into law. Among other things, it makes modest improvements to ballot access. It deletes the requirement that independent presidential candidates must file in person. No other state had had such a law. … Continue reading
Bills have been introduced in both houses of the Minnesota legislature to establish guidelines for use of Instant Runoff Voting by cities and other governmental units that may wish to use IRV to elect their own officers. They are SF … Continue reading
