The Louisiana Secretary of State posts new voter registration totals on his web page every month, but those statistics never include any parties except the Democratic and Republican Parties, even though Louisiana has five qualified parties. However, on November 3, … Continue reading
Freakonomics has this story about Instant Runoff Voting, with an emphasis on the Portland, Maine Mayoral election of November 8, 2011. The story shows the ballot, which allows voters to rank as many candidates as they wish. The election has … Continue reading
On October 24, the highest state court in Maryland, which is called the Court of Appeals, decided to hear Maryland State Board of Elections v Libertarian Party of Maryland, et al, no. 2011-277. The Libertarian and Green Parties had won … Continue reading
Greenwood, Indiana, holds partisan city elections on November 8, 2011. The only office on the ballot is Mayor. The ballot contains three candidates: Republican Mark W. Myers; Libertarian Jeff Spoonamore; and independent candidate David A. Payne. The Johnson County Election … Continue reading
Juan Williams, an award-winning journalist who worked for National Public Radio 2000-2010 and is now a political analyst for Fox News Channel, writes here that Ron Paul might conceivably be the Americans Elect presidential nominee. … Continue reading
