On November 6, the proponents of privacy for Washington state referendum petitions asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their appeal. Here is the brief. As noted earlier, on September 10 the U.S. District Court in Washington state had ordered … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On November 3, ten Libertarian Party nominees (who were not simultaneously the nominees of any other parties) were elected to local office in Pennsylvania partisan elections. They were: Michael Robertson, Licking Township Supervisor; Bertie Etzel, Ashland Township Constable; Tim Russell, … Continue reading
Newsweek has this story, posted on November 6. It says that independent presidential candidate Marco Enriquez-Ominami could conceivably win the Presidential election coming soon in Chile. Chile has a two-party system, in which the two major parties are the Conservative … Continue reading
On November 6, a U.S. District Court ruled orally that Port Chester, New York, should use Cumulative Voting for its elections for Village Trustee. In 2006, the U.S. Justice Department, Voting Rights Section, had sued to force Port Chester to … Continue reading
On November 6, “The Hill” , on its blog, posed this question to various members of Congress and political commentators: “Is there a real opening for independent/third party candidates?” See the responses at this link. Thanks to Nancy Hankster for … Continue reading