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There are many forms of proportional representation. Australia uses a version for its national Senate elections that is more complicated than most. This article explains it. Thanks to John Fund for the link. … Continue reading
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On September 10, the California Senate passed AB 857, a bill to require that statewide initiative petitions are not valid unless at least 10% of the signatures were collected by unpaid volunteers. The bill has been amended since it passed … Continue reading
On September 9, the Tennessee state government filed this brief in Green Party of Tennessee v Hargett, which is pending in the Sixth Circuit. The issue is mainly whether the law requiring newly-qualifying parties to submit 40,042 valid signatures is … Continue reading
The Justice Party has a meeting via conference call for members of its National Steering Committee, on October 5, 2013, to discuss the party’s future. The party only polled 43,018 votes for President in 2012, and it is only ballot-qualified … Continue reading
The California Secretary of State does not furnish any statewide registration tallies in odd years, except for one near the beginning of the year. But Los Angeles County keeps a running tally, which is available at any time on the … Continue reading