Japan uses proportional representation. On October 22, it held an election for House of Representatives, to fill 465 seats. Seven parties won seats; also 22 independents were elected. See the wikipedia page about the election. … Continue reading
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The U.S. Supreme Court held a conference on October 27, and at that conference considered whether to hear Minnesota Voters Alliance v Mansky, 16-1435. But when the decisions taken at that conference were released on October 30, once more the … Continue reading
The House of Commons of the United Kingdom will debate proportional representation on November 30, 2017, at 4:30 p.m. The House has set aside 90 minutes. Thanks to Thomas Jones for that news. … Continue reading
Maine supporters of ranked choice voting will try to collect 61,123 valid signatures in the next 90 days, to suspend the recently-passed bill that suspends the use of ranked choice voting.
On October 25, the Illinois Green Party filed this 22-page request for rehearing in Tripp v Scholz, 16-3469. The request for rehearing does a convincing job of rebutting the decision’s conclusion that states do not need to use evidence to … Continue reading