On September 12, the city council of College Park, Maryland, voted 4-3 to allow all adult residents (except ex-felons) to vote in city elections, regardless of citizenship status. See this story. College Park is in Montgomery County. The other Maryland … Continue reading
On September 12, Oklahoma held a special election to fill the vacant state house seat, 46th district. Here are the unofficial returns. The only two candidates were a Democrat and a Republican. The Democrat won with 60.41%. When this seat … Continue reading
At the September 12 Green Party primary in Albany, New York, one candidate has 17 votes and the other has 15, although not all ballots have been tabulated so far. See this story. … Continue reading
Huffington Post has this article by Harry Kresky and Tiani Coleman, urging that the government exert more control over political parties. The analysis simply assumes that the voters are never going to replace either the Democratic Party or the Republican … Continue reading
A group in Massachusetts has begun the preliminary steps to circulate an initiative, for a law that would require presidential candidates to reveal their income tax returns. The group presumably will abandon its plans if the Massachusetts legislature passes the … Continue reading
