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On November 7, the voters of Greene County, Alabama, elected a write-in candidate to be Sheriff. He defeated his ballot-listed opponent by about 100 votes. The sheriff-elect is Ison Thomas. … Continue reading
Richard Winger
This is the prime season for state legislators to decide what bills they will be introducing next year. In some states, legislators can only introduce a fairly small number of bills, and in some states all bills must be introduced … Continue reading
The Wyoming Libertarian nominee for Secretary of State polled 18% in a two-way race on November 7. That qualifies the party for its own primary. The party had already been a qualified party, but since it had polled under 10% … Continue reading
Minnesota’s Republican Secretary of State, Mary Kiffmeyer, was defeated on November 7 by the Democratic nominee for that office, Mark Ritchie. Kiffmeyer had not taken a position on alternate voting systems, but Ritchie supports experimenting with Instant-Runoff Voting. This outcome … Continue reading
Richmond, California voters elected a member of the Green Party to be Mayor, on November 7. Unlike many cities in California, the voters directly choose their Mayor by a direct election (the more normal California pattern is for the city … Continue reading