Woodbury County (Iowa) Auditor Pat Gill says that the county will hold a presidential primary at the county fair, August 1-5, 2007. Mr. Gill is not available for questions on July 18. The obvious question for him (which no one … Continue reading
On July 17, the city council of Aspen, Colorado, voted to let voters decide this November if they wish to use Instant-Runoff Voting for city council elections.
The 9th circuit is likely to hear Nader v Brewer in October 2007. This is the case over whether Arizona’s early June petition deadline is too early for independent presidential candidates, and whether it is unconstitutional for a state to … Continue reading
On July 17, Georgia held a special run-off congressional election to fill the vacancy in the 10th district. Because Georgia uses the “top-two” system for special elections, and because two Republicans placed first and second last month in the first … Continue reading
On July 17, both Gallup and Zogby released polls for the major party presidential primary contests. Republican results: Gallup reported Giuliani 33%, Fred Thompson 21%, McCain 16%, Romney 8%, Paul 3%, Huckabee 2%, Brownback 2%, Tommy Thompson 1%, Duncan Hunter … Continue reading
