New London, Connecticut’s daily newspaper, The Day, has this September 27 editorial. It discusses the August 27 ruling that invalidated Connecticut’s public funding law for candidates for state office. The ruling invalidated the system because it discriminates so severely against … Continue reading
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South Bend, Indiana’s daily newspaper, the South Bend Tribune, has this editorial, which ran September 28. It comments on the September 17 ruling of the State Court of Appeals, a ruling that invalidated the state’s photo voter-ID requirement for voters … Continue reading
The Voting Rights Section of the U.S. Justice Department recently approved the use of Limited Voting, for Calera, Alabama city council elections. See this story. There will be 6 to be elected, but each voter will only be able to … Continue reading
The Boston Herald has this story about Joseph L. Kennedy, independent candidate for U.S. Senate in the January 2010 special election. The story points out that he is a dues-paying member of the national Libertarian Party, but that he is … Continue reading
Germany held federal elections on September 27. It appears the Christian Democratic/Christian Social Union Party got 33.8%, and will form a coalition with the Free Democratic Party, which got 14.6%, its best showing ever. The Social Democratic Party got 23.1%, … Continue reading