On November 5, the city of Central Falls, Rhode Island, asked the U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, to overturn the U.S. District Court opinion in Fontes v City of Central Falls. The U.S. District Court, on October 8, had … Continue reading
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On November 16, attorneys for the state of South Carolina filed this brief in the lawsuit South Carolina Green Party v South Carolina State Election Commission, pending in the 4th circuit. The Green Party nominated Eugene Platt for state legislature … Continue reading
On November 16, a Minnesota Public Radio/University of Minnesota poll was released, showing that 56% of Minneapolis voters say they prefer Instant Runoff Voting to the old two-round system. Minneapolis used Instant Runoff Voting for its own city elections for … Continue reading
The Chicago Tribune has this article in its November 17 edition, about the Illinois system for determining if candidate petitions are valid or not. New York, Illinois, and Pennsylvania, are the only three states in the country in which tradition … Continue reading
On November 13, an Alaska Superior Court Judge ruled that five write-in votes should be counted, in the November 3, 2009 election for Haines Borough Assembly. As a result, write-in candidate Daymond Hoffman won the election. See this story. The … Continue reading