On May 12, British Columbia voters voted on a ballot measure to use Single Transferable Vote when choosing the provincial legislature. It needed 60% to pass, but only received 38.82%. See this article. … Continue reading →

On May 12, the Maine House tentatively approved LD 144 by a margin of 122-23. LD 144 would ask the voters if they want to shrink the number of state representatives, from 151 to 131. The population of each state … Continue reading →

On May 11, the California Assembly unanimously passed AB 1396. It deletes code sections that tell the Democratic Party how to structure itself. Instead the party is obliged to keep an up-to-date copy of its Bylaws on its webpage. … Continue reading →