On September 27, the Supreme Court of India issued a ruling, saying the Indian Constitution requires that voters be given a chance to case a vote for “None of the above”, when voters are electing candidates to public office. See … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court’s web page says the court will continue to function on October 1 through October 4, even if the federal government shuts down. See the court’s web page here; scroll down to “What’s new.” Thanks to Thomas … Continue reading
Last year, the Justice Party filed a lawsuit against the Hawaii deadline for newly-qualifying parties. That deadline is in February of the election year. The case is Justice Party v Nago, U.S. District Court, 1:12cv-403. Hawaii is considering whether to … Continue reading
Evan Falchuk has organized the United Independent Party as a party for Massachusetts only, and he will be that party’s gubernatorial nominee next year. The Sun Chronicle, daily newspaper for Attleboro, has this story about him and the new party. … Continue reading
Salon has this article about Ranked-Choice voting, written by Krist Novoselic. The focus of the article is this year’s New York city elections. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
