Sam Wang has this article about gerrymandering in the New York Times. He says there are several statistical methods that should allow anyone to measure when partisan gerrymandering is excessive. He hopes that the U.S. Supreme Court will outlaw extreme … Continue reading
The Virginia deadline for candidates petitioning to get on a presidential primary ballot is Thursday, December 10. On December 4, Bernie Sanders became the first Democrat to submit a petition. This story says he submitted 17,882. The requirement is 5,000. … Continue reading
On December 4, the new Canadian government set its agenda before Parliament. See this story. The new government pledged that the election system will be revamped in time for the next election. The government will study whether proportional representation or … Continue reading
Rocky Barker, the environmental reporter for the Idaho Statesman (the daily newspaper for Boise) has this column, advocating that Idaho switch to a top-two system. Thanks to Mike Fellows for the link. … Continue reading
On December 4, the Libertarian Party and the Constitution Party filed a lawsuit against the Kentucky definition of a qualified party. The case is Libertarian Party of Kentucky v Grimes, e.d. 3:15cv-86. Kentucky is the only state in which it … Continue reading
