Supporters of Instant Runoff Voting launched a statewide initiative in Massachusetts on September 11. The proposed initiative would provide that IRV would be used in primaries and general elections, for all partisan federal and state office except President. The group … Continue reading
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The Mississippi Republican Party, and the Mississippi Secretary of State, Delbert Hosemann, have been backing a proposed initiative to ask the voters if voters at the polls should be required to show govenment photo-ID. However, according to this story, the … Continue reading
On September 18, the New York Supreme Court, Suffolk County, won its lawsuit to expel a mass entry into the party by members of four organizations that represent Long Island police, especially the Suffolk County Police Benevolent Association. New York … Continue reading
The USA Today for September 23 has this op-ed in favor of Instant Runoff Voting, authored by Blair Bobier of New America Foundation. … Continue reading
On September 22, the Arizona Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal of the city of Phoenix, in Jones v Paniagua. The issue is how many signatures are needed for a city referendum. The law says the number of signatures … Continue reading