Canada is seriously looking at electoral reform. Fair Vote Canada favors proportional representation for House of Commons elections. Vote Canada recently released a study, describing the three best types of p.r. for Canada, and explaining how each one works. Fair … Continue reading
Late on December 7, the same U.S. District Court who had ordered Michigan to go ahead with the recount issued a new order, stopping the recount. In the meantime the Michigan state court of appeals had interpreted Michigan recount law … Continue reading
On December 7, some Democratic members of Congress held a hearing on the electoral college. Several academics testified. See this story. No Republican members attended the hearing, which had been chaired by Congressman John Conyers of Michigan. … Continue reading
On December 7, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pitman held a status conference in Kennedy v Secretary of State of Texas, w.d., 1:16cv-1047. This is Rocky De La Fuente’s case against the Texas ballot access laws for independent presidential candidates, … Continue reading
This article says that research by the California State Library shows that the newly-elected legislature has fewer women than any session since the 1991-1992 session. One reason is that it now takes millions of dollars to win a seat in … Continue reading
