Here is a link to an interesting article, “Politics for Professionals Only: Ballot Measures, Campaign Finance ‘Reform’, and the First Amendment”, by Dick Carpenter, Jeffrey Milyo, and John K. Ross. Thanks to ElectionLawBlog for the link. … Continue reading
The York, Pennsylvania Daily Record has this story, reporting that seven write-in candidates were elected at the November 3, 2009 election, even though there were also candidates running in those elections who were listed on the ballot. … Continue reading
The November 18 issue of the Oakland Tribune, the leading newspaper of California’s East Bay region, has this op-ed calling on California election officials to let Oakland and Berkeley implement Instant Runoff Voting for their own city elections. Voters in … Continue reading
The November 18 issue of the Columbus, Ohio Dispatch has this op-ed, drawing attention to the ballot access improvement bill pending in the Ohio legislature. The timing is good, because that bill, HB 260, is expected to receive a vote … Continue reading
On November 5, the city of Central Falls, Rhode Island, asked the U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, to overturn the U.S. District Court opinion in Fontes v City of Central Falls. The U.S. District Court, on October 8, had … Continue reading
