A group in Vermont has formed the Vermont Independence Day Party, which believes that Vermont should secede from the United States. It plans to place nominees on the 2010 ballot for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and 7 State Senate seats. See … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On January 12, the city manager of Berkeley, California, sent a letter to the city manager of San Leandro, California, indicating that Berkeley will use Instant Runoff Voting for its own city elections this year. There will be no June … Continue reading
OMB Watch, January 12, has this analytical article about the recent 9th circuit decision from Washington state that said the Voting Rights Act is relevant to the issue of whether felons may vote. That decision is Farrakhan v Gregoire. … Continue reading
In 2008, the Tennessee legislature passed a law, requiring that all vote-counting machines must have a paper trail, starting in 2010. Currently, 93 of the 95 counties use electronic vote-counting machines that do not provide a paper trail. According to … Continue reading
Georgia is one of the states that uses electronic vote-counting machines that do not leave any paper trail. David Chastain, a leader of the Georgia Libertarian Party and a candidate for the party’s nomination for Secretary of State, recently did … Continue reading