On October 29, U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter dismissed Barnett v Obama, the case that had been filed on January 20, 2009, alleging that President Barack Obama does not meet the constitutional qualifications to be President. The decision … Continue reading
A Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll released October 29 for the U.S. House race in New York’s 23rd district shows these results: Democrat Bill Owens 33%, Conservative Doug Hoffman 32%, Republican Dede Scozzafava 21%, undecided 14%. See here for details. … Continue reading
On October 26, the city of Lake Park, Florida, settled a Voting Rights Act lawsuit that had been filed by the U.S. Justice Department, and agreed to elect its four city commissioners using Limited Voting. Although four commissioners will be … Continue reading
On October 22, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a one-sentence order, affirming the decision of the Commonwealth Court in Baylor v Cortes, 3 MAP 2009. One member of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Justice J. Michael Eakin, wrote a four-page dissent, … Continue reading
The Orlando, Florida Sentinel of October 29 has this op-ed by John B. Anderson, arguing the merits of using Instant Runoff Voting. Thanks to Rob Richie for the link. The op-ed will probably soon be carried by other newspapers as … Continue reading
