On December 7, proponents of an advisory Illinois initiative asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case. The 7th circuit had upheld Illinois laws on how advisory initiative petitions are circulated and checked. Specifically, Illinois law requires that election … Continue reading
Under the “Help America Vote Act” (HAVA) passed by Congress, all states received substantial federal funding to buy new vote-counting technology. In exchange, all states were to have such new machines in use by 2006. New York state had failed … Continue reading
A bill to move the New Jersey presidential primary to the first Tuesday in February passed the State Senate on December 4. The Assembly will take up the bill when the legislature re-convenes in January 2007. The bills are S2193 … Continue reading
The only four states that still haven’t released their official November 2006 election returns are Massachusetts, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The Pennsylvania returns will be especially interesting, since the state elections department has indicated it will include write-ins (something … Continue reading
The Libertarian candidate for Governor of Georgia, Garrett Michael Hayes, polled 3.84% last month. That was the best showing for any minor party candidate for Governor of Georgia since 1902, when the Peoples Party polled 6.39% in a 2-person race. … Continue reading
