On June 19, the new government of Nova Scotia, controlled by the New Democratic Party, announced the new cabinet. See this story. The New Democratic Party won the Nova Scotia provincial elections on June 9 for the first time, defeating … Continue reading
On June 17-18, the Prohibition Party held a national committee meeting in Memphis, Tennessee. At the meeting, a member of the committee announced that she will run for Governor of Tennessee in 2010. Because Tennessee only requires 25 signatures for … Continue reading
Thomas D. Elias has this op-ed in favor of the “top-two” system in the June 17 issue of the Long Beach, California, Press-Telegram. The op-ed has several important factual errors. The op-ed says the system is “just like special elections”, … Continue reading
On June 17, Maine Governor John Balducci signed LD 1041, the bill that alters how a party remains on the ballot. The old law requires a party to have polled 5% for the office at the top of the ballot, … Continue reading
On June 18, the Tennessee legislature adjourned for the year. The only interesting election law bill that passed was SB 547, which expanded the size of the State Election Commission, so that Republicans could have a majority on that commission. … Continue reading
