On February 23, a lower state court in Pasco County, Florida, ruled that the Green Party of Florida may subpoena financial records of the “mystery” candidates from the 2008 election. In the 2008 election, five individuals unknown to the Green … Continue reading
According to this British newspaper, both the Labour Party and the Conservative Party now say they support lowering the voting age in Great Britain from 18 to 16. The article also says that the voting age in Austria is currently … Continue reading
On the evening of March 4, the Brooklyn Republican Party voted overwhelmingly to let Mayor Michael Bloomberg run in the New York city Republican primary in September 2009. Bloomberg needs permission from the committees in at least three of the … Continue reading
On March 3, the Arizona House Government Committee passed HB 2587. The bill would outlaw paying initiative circulators on a per signature basis. The vote was 8-0. The bill doesn’t seem to outlaw paying circulators bonuses for high production, but … Continue reading
Thirty-eight Vermont state representatives have introduced H396, which would provide that Vermont use Instant Runoff Voting for gubernatorial elections (the general election only). The preamble to the bill makes the case that the idea is consistent with the Vermont Constitution. … Continue reading
