The Washington Post has this interesting analysis of whether gerrymandering is the reason why Republicans won more seats in the U.S. House in November 2012, even though Democratic candidates for U.S. House received more popular votes across the entire nation. … Continue reading
This story explains why boundaries for Texas U.S. House districts, and legislative districts, are not necessarily settled for the 2014 election. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
The latest North Carolina registration tally, for February 16, 2013, shows that Libertarian registration is .31% of the state total. Although that is not particularly impressive on its face, it is the highest share of statewide registration that any party, … Continue reading
Washington state has a law pertaining to local initiatives, which says that when a voter signs the same petition twice, neither signature should be counted. Recently, a local initiative in the city of Vancouver was invalidated because of this law. … Continue reading
On February 14, the Federal Election Commission held a public discussion on whether to extend the campaign finance reporting exemption for the Socialist Workers Party. Apparently the Commission has not come to a conclusion. Here is a link to two … Continue reading
