On April 25, the Vermont Senate passed SB 108 on 2nd reading by a vote of 15-13. It provides that starting in 2008, Instant-Runoff Voting would be used for the U.S. House race. It will probably pass on 3rd reading … Continue reading
Richard Winger
On April 19, U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas Garaufis, a Bush Jr. appointee, ordered that a candidate for city council be placed on the ballot in a special election, even though that candidate, Wellington Sharpe, had not completed the mandatory … Continue reading
The Republican Party national convention won’t choose a national ticket formally until September 4, 2008. This is beyond the legal deadline for qualified parties to certify their nominees, in a few states. Recently, bills to ease the deadline have advanced … Continue reading
On April 24, Florida held a special election to fill the vacant State House seat, 49th district. The vote was Democratic 51.9%, Republican 48.1%. In November 2006 in the same seat, the vote had been Republican 53.5%, Democratic 46.5%. The … Continue reading
On April 25, the Montana legislature forwarded SB 270 to the desk of Governor Brian D. Schweitzer. It moves the petition deadline for non-presidential independent candidates, and petitions for the nominees of unqualified parties, from June to March. Please ask … Continue reading