Preliminary election returns for the special U.S. House election in California’s 10th district are: Democrat John Garamendi 55.54%; Republican Dave Harmer 39.77%; Green Jeremy Cloward 1.99%; Peace & Freedom Mary McIlroy 1.48%; American Independent Party Jerry Denham 1.23%. When this … Continue reading
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Updated: 12:05am EST (Wednesday) With 87% of precincts reporting, CNN just reported that the Democrat, Bill Owens, is leading with 49% over Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman’s 45%. Republican Dede Scozzafava, who withdrew from the race a few days ago, … Continue reading
Updated: 11:45pm EST The ballot question to adopt Instant Runoff Voting in St. Paul, MN was approved: Total Reporting: 100% YES 17,083 52.45% NO 15,486 47.55% The ballot measure to adopt proportional representation in Lowell, MA is going down. Things … Continue reading
Attorneys for the state of Tennessee will be taking the depositions of leaders of the Tennessee Constitution, Green, and Libertarian Parties on November 13. If necessary, they will extend into November 14, even though that is a Saturday. The depositions … Continue reading
CBS News has this November 3 story about the controversy as to whether the names and addresses of people who sign initiative and referendum petitions should be public, or private. The feature also gives readers a chance to vote their … Continue reading