On November 6, the voters of Sarasota, Florida, approved using Instant-Runoff Voting for city elections. That policy can’t go into effect until the state of Florida certifies some vote-counting equipment that can handle IRV. The margin in favor was 3-1.
See this AP story on a Boston Globe poll of each New Hampshire presidential primary. The poll was released on November 11. … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to take two interesting election law cases. The first is Riley v Kennedy, 07-77. The Governor of Alabama filed his appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court, to settle what happens when there is … Continue reading
On November 7, Angus Reid Global Monitor released another poll (taken by Princeton Research) asking U.S. citizens if they desire a third major political party. As before, a majority said “yes.” The latest poll showed 54% responding affirmatively. The same … Continue reading
On November 8, the Des Moines Register published this story. The reporter noticed that in one of the city’s poorest precincts, the vote for Mayor on November 6 was tied between the incumbent Mayor (who was re-elected with 80% in … Continue reading
