Maine State Senator Dick Woodbury (I-Yarmouth) and Representative Janice Cooper (D-Yarmouth) have introduced a bill to use Instant-Runoff Voting for gubernatorial elections. See this detailed story. The bill proposes a change in the State Constitution. … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon be considering whether to hear Initiative & Referendum Institute v U.S. Postal Service, 12-722. The Court had set a deadline for the Postal Service to respond to the cert petition by January 14. However, … Continue reading
Under current federal law, corporations are not permitted to donate to the campaigns of candidates for federal office. A few years ago, William Danielczyk was prosecuted for breaking several federal campaign finance laws. One of the charges against him is … Continue reading
On January 10, the United States government sued the Illinois State Board of Elections over the state’s timing for the special U.S. House election to fill the vacant 2nd district seat. The seat is vacant because Jesse Jackson, Jr., was … Continue reading
On November 6, 2012, Libertarian Party member John Inks was re-elected to the Mountain View, California, city council. And on the evening of January 8, the city council chose him as Mayor. See this story, which explains the traditional method … Continue reading
