On November 10, an assorted group of political activists and party officials sued in federal court to force New York city to keep term limits in place for Mayor and City Council. See this article. It is not immediately obvious … Continue reading
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Two members of the Suffolk County, New York, county legislature are now enrolled members of the Independence Party. They are Jack Eddington, who just switched to the Independence Party from the Working Families Party, and Jay Schneiderman, who switched from … Continue reading
The New York State Senate now has a Democratic majority for the first time since the 1950’s. The struggle of the two major parties for control of the Senate in this election year was mirrored by a shadow struggle between … Continue reading
On November 10, the California Secretary of State’s office confirmed that it will follow past practice, and tally votes for the declared write-in candidates for president even if the voter didn’t write-in anyone for vice-president. Thanks to the Frank Moore … Continue reading
From preliminary election returns, it appears that these are the best counties for five particular presidential candidates: Nader: Morgan County, Tennessee 5.2% Barr: Esmeralda County, Nevada, 2.7% Baldwin: Millard County, Utah, 5.6% McKinney: either St. Bernard or LaFourche, both in … Continue reading