The Daily Oklahoman, daily newspaper for Oklahoma City, has this op-ed in favor of ranked choice voting, written by Chris Powell, the Libertarian nominee for Governor last month. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
All states have finished their official vote tallies except for West Virginia. The national totals for U.S. House by party (using the unofficial West Virginia returns, which will probably be almost exactly like the official ones) are: Democratic 60,447,537; Republican … Continue reading
On December 15, David Krupa, a 19-year-old college student running for Chicago alderman, 13th district, got on the ballot. He had needed 473 valid signatures and had submitted 1,703. But then his opponent, who is backed by the Chicago Democratic … Continue reading
In the 33 regularly-scheduled U.S. Senate elections held last month, the total for all Democrats was 50,770,269; for Republicans, 32,803,554. These totals do not include votes cast for minor parties that cross-endorsed a major party nominee. Nor do they include … Continue reading
On December 14, the Maine Secretary of State converted all 5,500 registered Libertarians to registered independents. The Maine Secretary of State had been told that the party intends to file a lawsuit soon, arguing that it is unconstitutional for states … Continue reading