Lost in the publicity about early presidential primaries is the fact that the District of Columbia holds the nation’s earliest presidential primaries. For 2008, the Democratic, Republican and Green Parties will all have a presidential primary on January 8. The … Continue reading
The post of May 4 about the Scottish elections has been rewritten to correct some errors. The problems with invalid ballots in Scotland related to the Parliamentary elections, not the Ranked Choice elections for local city and town councils. … Continue reading
On May 9, the Vermont House Government Operations Committee will hear SB 108, the bill to use Instant-Runoff voting for congressional elections. The bill has already passed the Senate. … Continue reading
On May 7, the North Carolina Senate Government & Election Reform Committee passed SB 760, the National Popular Vote Plan for presidential elections.
Three briefs have now been filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., in Unity08 v Federal Election Commission, no. 07-0053. The final brief is due May 15. This is the case that seeks to overturn the FEC’s rule that … Continue reading
