The Independent American Party appears to have won four partisan races for county office in Nevada. The party re-elected the County Clerk/Recorder in Eureka County. It also elected the District Attorney of Esmerelda County, a County Commissioner in White Pine … Continue reading
On November 2, redistricting reform ballot measures passed in both Florida and California. In Florida, the measures require the legislature to draw congressional and legislative district boundaries without regard for partisanship and without regard for helping incumbents. The lines must … Continue reading
At 12:45 a.m. Alaska time, Lisa Murkowski seems well-positioned to win re-election as a write-in candidate. The Alaska Elections Division reports write-in votes comprise 40.18% of the total for U.S. Senate. Republican nominee Joe Miller has 34.74%; Democratic nominee Scott … Continue reading
California’s “top-two” law came into existence because then-State Senator Abel Maldonado refused to vote for the state budget in February 2009 unless the legislature put that idea on the ballot. The voters then passed “top-two” (Proposition 14) in June 2010 … Continue reading
California’s “top-two” law came into existence because then-State Senator Abel Maldonado refused to vote for the state budget in February 2009 unless the legislature put that idea on the ballot. The voters then passed “top-two” (Proposition 14) in June 2010 … Continue reading
