Ironically, in the same year in which Ohio and Pennsylvania Democrats took advantage of the ability to win primaries by write-in votes, Tennessee Democrats were making it more difficult for anyone to be nominated by write-in votes at primaries. On … Continue reading
Pennsylvania held primaries for the Democratic and Republican Parties on May 16. In both the 9th U.S. House district, and the 15th U.S. House district, no Democrat had appeared on the primary ballot. However, in both districts, a Democrat received … Continue reading
On May 26, the Minneapolis city council voted 11-1 to ask voters whether to amend the city charter to use Instant Runoff-Voting. The question will be on the November 2006 ballot. … Continue reading
On May 26, U.S. District Court Judge Gary Klausner (Los Angeles) revoked one of his own earlier rulings, on whether recall petitions need to be in languages other than English. Back on January 17, 2006, he had invalidated recall petitions … Continue reading
On May 25, the California Supreme Court unanimously upheld the validity of Proposition 60, passed by the voters in November 2004. Proposition 60 added a single sentence to the California Constitution, and that single sentence appears to make it easier … Continue reading
