Gallup Polls has been asking the U.S. public if they feel a major new party is needed, ever since 2003. The latest such poll shows 58% responding “Yes”, 35% “No”, and 7% undecided. See this story. That is tied for … Continue reading
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On September 23, the U.S. House of Representatives Administration Committee will hold a vote on HR 1826, the bill to provide for public funding for candidates for Congress. See here. … Continue reading
Slate has this essay on how election officials handle write-in votes, when the voter spells the candidate’s name incorrectly. The article was prompted by the interest in write-in votes caused when U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski declared she will be a … Continue reading
On September 17, an Illinois gubernatorial poll was released by We Ask America. This poll asks voters about all five ballot-listed candidates. The results: Republican Bill Brady 41.95%, Democrat Pat Quinn 32.43%, independent Scott Lee Cohen 5.06%, Green Party nominee … Continue reading
Only two independent candidates appear on the Minnesota November 2010 ballot for State House of Representatives. It is has been discovered that one of them, Al Hein, running in the 31B district, was accidentally put on the ballot even though … Continue reading