The Atlantic has a dramatic account of the hearing in U.S. District Court on November 7, on whether certain Ohio provisional ballots should be counted. Thanks to Rick Hasen for this fascinating link. … Continue reading
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This article describes the Puerto Rican vote on statehood. Even though 61% of the voters voted for statehood, the article explains, Congress is not likely to pass any bill in 2013 to make Puerto Rico a state. Thanks to Thomas … Continue reading
The Arizona Secretary of State’s web page has campaign finance reports for committees that either supported, or opposed, Proposition 121, this year’s top-two initiative. Donations and spending that occurred up until October 25, 2012 are now known. Donations and spending … Continue reading
On November 6, six independent candidates were elected to the South Carolina legislature. However, in only one of these six races did the independent candidate beat major party nominees who were running. That was in the State Senate 23rd district. … Continue reading
Ian Millhiser, a Senior Policy Analyst for the Center for American Progress, says that based on preliminary election returns, approximately 500,000 more voters cast a vote for a Democrat than for a Republican, for U.S. House, in this year’s election. … Continue reading