The Florida legislature has adjourned for the year. SB 1996 and HB 1471, which would have created almost impossible rules for circulating initiative petitions, failed to pass. The bills would have outlawed paying circulators per signature, whether directly or indirectly. … Continue reading
British election results are Labour 356 seats, Conservative 197, Liberal Democrat 62, other 30. 1 seat is still undecided. The share of the popular vote in the whole nation is: Labour 35.6%, Conservative 32.7%, Liberal Democrat 22.3%, other 4.4%. Three … Continue reading
1. A very restrictive ballot access bill, HB 2614, passed the Oregon House of Representatives Elections & Rules Committee on May 5. It makes it illegal for a registered member of a qualified party to sign a petition for an … Continue reading
On May 4, the Louisiana Senate Government Affairs Committee passed SB 53, which would switch that state’s congressional elections from the current non-partisan system (except that party labels are permitted), to a standard closed primary. The bill would let each … Continue reading
On May 3, the Vermont legislature passed H505, which authorizes the city of Burlington to use Instant-Runoff Voting for its Mayoral elections. The voters of Burlington voted to use IRV in March 2005, but that change couldn’t go into effect … Continue reading
