On October 21, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court refused to re-open the question of whether the 2006 Green Party U.S. Senate candidate must pay approximately $80,000 in costs to the people who challenged the party’s statewide petition. The vote was 5-1, … Continue reading
The Democratic, Republican, Green, Reform, and Socialist Parties have fewer state legislative nominees on the ballot this year than they did in 2006. However, the Libertarian and Constitution Parties have more legislative nominees on the ballot this year, compared to … Continue reading
On October 24, the 6th circuit refused to put Tennessee State Senator Rosalind Kurita on the ballot. She had won the August primary but the Democratic Party had still removed her and substituted her primary opponent, on the grounds that … Continue reading
One of the scandals of elections in the United States is that the Democratic and Republican Parties field so few nominees for state legislative posts. This year, there are 5,773 regularly-scheduled state partisan legislative elections. In 2,281 of those elections, … Continue reading
Los Angeles City Coucilmember Jose Huizar has a bill to let the voters of Los Angeles decide whether to use Instant-Runoff Voting in city elections. The bill has passed all committees, and has a full vote in the City Council … Continue reading
