On September 23, 2016, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced the dates and cities for the general election presidential debates. At that time it said, “The CPD will announce candidate selection criteria in the near future.” See the CPD site … Continue reading
Former U.S. House Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor was recently interviewed about his 2014 primary loss in Virginia. He says he won a majority of the votes cast by Republicans, but says he lost because Democrats chose to vote in … Continue reading
New Jersey is holding elections for state legislature and county and local office on November 3, 2015. Only on October 22 did a state court determine which candidates will be on the ballot for Fairfield Township Committee, a partisan office. … Continue reading
On October 21, WMNF radio in Tampa, Florida, held a debate on the Florida top-two initiative measure. Speaking in support was Dr. Omar H. Ali of North Carolina, who is a prominent spokesperson for IndependentVoting. IndependentVoting, headquartered in New York … Continue reading
This Canadian news story sets out the outlook for instant runoff voting and/or proportional representation, now that the Liberal Party has received a majority. As the story says, although new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in 2013 he prefers instant … Continue reading
