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California has a new format for its voter registration form, for the “political party” choice. The form asks “Do you want to register with a political party?”. The “Yes” block is on the left; the “No” block is on the … Continue reading
Richard Winger
In California, only charter cities have the freedom to use Instant-Runoff Voting to elect their own city officers. Davis, California voters voted in 2006 to use IRV, but since Davis is not a charter city, the vote cannot have any … Continue reading
The Ohio Secretary of State, Jennifer Brunner, has decided not to appeal last week’s U.S. District Court order putting the Libertarian Party on the ballot. This will be the first time any party, other than the Democratic and Republican Parties, … Continue reading
An NBC/WSJ Poll released on July 23 shows these results for president: Obama 48%, McCain 35%, Nader 5%, Barr 2%, other and undecided 10%. When the pollster only mentions the two major party candidates to respondents, the results are: Obama … Continue reading
On July 23, the Connecticut Working Families Party released a list of its legislative nominees. See this newspaper story. The reporter seemed surprised that the party had cross-endorsed two Republican candidates, but the Working Families Party in 2006 had also … Continue reading