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
New York state improved one ballot access law several months ago. Thanks to Richard Cooper for this belated news. On July 28, the Governor signed S1366. It deletes the requirement that an independent candidate’s petition must include language that the … Continue reading
On October 28, St. Mary’s College in Contra Costa County sponsored a debate for the 5 ballot-listed candidates on the ballot in the November 3 special election for California’s 10th district U.S. House race. See this story. The five parties … Continue reading
City Hall, a publication in New York city, has this story in its October 28 issue. The story is about the Party for Socialism and Liberation’s candidate for Mayor, Francesca Villar. … Continue reading
