Florida held three state legislative special elections on June 26. In State Senate District 3, the results were: Republican 67.3%; Democratic 32.7%. The last time this seat had been up, in 2004, the results had been Republican 66.1%; Democratic 33.9%. … Continue reading
Five minor parties in Michigan have formed the Michigan Third Parties Coalition, which has a website at www.mithirdparties.org. Three of the parties in the coalition are already on the ballot, and two are not. The five parties are Constitution, Green, … Continue reading
A Wisconsin Assemblyman, Dave Travis (D-Madison) has introduced an Assembly Joint Resolution. If the legislature passes it, Wisconsin voters would vote in February 2008 on “Withdrawal of the United States troops from Iraq. Should the United States withdraw its troops … Continue reading
Law Professor James A. Gardner has recently authored “Deliberation or Tabulation? The Self-Undermining Constitutional Architecture of Election Campaigns.” It is in the Buffalo Law Review, April 2007, vol. 54, no. 5. It points out that the U.S. Supreme Court has … Continue reading
On July 2, the Indiana Democratic Party asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its appeal of Indiana’s law, requiring voters at the poll to show government photo-ID in order to vote. The case, Indiana Democratic Party v Rokita, doesn’t … Continue reading
