Joe Brown, a former Tampa Tribune columnist, has this op-ed in that newspaper, advocating that write-in space on Florida ballots be abolished. Write-ins in Florida are already severely restricted. No one can be a write-in candidate unless he or she … Continue reading
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has ruled that the newspaper National Post defamed Andrew Weaver, a Green Party member of the British Columbia legislature. See this story. … Continue reading
On January 30-31, the Institute of Government Studies held a public forum on the 2014 California election. One of the panels was “The Top-Two: So What?”, which featured one political scientist and three campaign consultants. Amy Walter, who attended the … Continue reading
South Dakota State Senator Corey Brown has decided to abandon his SB 166, which would have virtually doubled the number of signatures needed for a statewide initiative. See this story, which says that the legislature received many phone calls from … Continue reading
On February 6, Jill Stein spoke at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to say she is exploring whether to seek the Green Party presidential nomination. That attracted a good amount of publicity. However, many of the stories had … Continue reading
