In 2004, Libertarian presidential nominee Michael Badnarik was on the ballot in states containing 98.2% of the presidential vote. In the states in which he was on the ballot, he received .330% of the total vote cast for president. In … Continue reading
In 2004, Ralph Nader was on the ballot in jurisdictions containing 50.8% of the national presidential vote cast that year. In those jurisdictions, he polled .67% of the total presidential vote cast in those places. In 2008, Nader was on … Continue reading
On December 18, the 10th circuit struck down Oklahoma’s ban on out-of-state circulators for initiatives. Yes on Term Limits v Savage, no. 07-6233. The decision is here. It is 16 pages long and says that there is no strong evidence … Continue reading
Every state has finished compiling the votes cast for president, for the candidates who were on the ballot. Some states are still working on their write-in tallies. In six states, fewer votes were cast for president in 2008 than in … Continue reading
On December 16, California Assemblymember Charles Calderon introduced ACA 6, a proposed state constitutional amendment. It would provide for non-partisan elections for state legislature and the state executive elected posts. All candidates for a particular office would run in the … Continue reading
