Matt Taylor filed to run for the non-partisan post of member of the Yolo County (California) Board of Education. He then learned that his opponent, the incumbent, was raising a great deal of money, so he assumed he couldn’t win … Continue reading
On November 7, New Hampshire state attorneys filed this six-page brief in Libertarian Party of New Hampshire v Gardner, 1:14cv-322. The issue is New Hampshire’s new law making it illegal for a group to circulate the petition to become a … Continue reading
Roll Call here lists nine U.S. House races in which the winner is not yet definitely settled. Roll Call also lists the Alaska U.S. Senate race as not finally determined. Thanks to PoliticalWire for the link. … Continue reading
According to this story, an Oklahoma election law that won’t even be in effect starting January 1, 2015, may force Oklahoma to hold a special U.S. House election early in 2015. The Democratic Party nominee died shortly before the general … Continue reading
The Star Tribune, Minnesota’s largest newspaper, has this editorial about the recent election. The bottom third of the article praises ranked-choice voting, used in Minneapolis, and contrasts it to the dismal results of the normal U.S. election system. Thanks to … Continue reading
