The New Democratic Party, generally considered to be Canada’s third most important political party (or perhaps tied for third, with the Bloc Quebecois), is considering changing its name, according to this story. The party’s national meeting next week will consider … Continue reading
Some bills in the U.S. House of Representatives have gained co-sponsors in the last nine days. HR 1826, for public funding of Congressional candidates, has gained 7, and now has 77. HR 2894, the Rush Holt bill on vote-counting machines, … Continue reading
On August 7, the Libertarian Party will file a lawsuit against the District of Columbia Board of Elections, over the Board’s refusal to count write-ins for Bob Barr for president in November 2008. UPDATE: the case was filed on August … Continue reading
On August 6, the Federal Election Commission released its book Federal Elections 2008. It contains the number of votes cast by state for each presidential candidate. It also contains the number of votes received by each candidate for Congress in … Continue reading
New York city councilmember Alan Gerson is running for re-election in the September 2009 Democratic primary. He is currently off the ballot. He needed 900 valid signatures and he submitted 7,000. But some of the petitions, containing about 1,000 signatures, … Continue reading
