On May 9, the US Court of Appeals, DC circuit, heard arguments in Hagelin v Federal Election Commission. The 3 judges were David Tatl (Clinton appointee), Harry Edwards (Carter appointee) and Karen Henderson (Bush Sr. appointee). All 3 judges were … Continue reading
On May 11, North Carolina HB 1024 passed the House Election Law Committee. It lets 10 counties use Instant-Runoff Voting for their county and city elections, on a trial basis, in 2006 only. The State Board of Elections would choose … Continue reading
Connecticut SB 1233, which would set up a procedure by which a group could transform itself into a qualified party in advance of any particular election, has cleared all committee hurdles. It is now in the queue to be taken … Continue reading
The Florida legislature has adjourned for the year. SB 1996 and HB 1471, which would have created almost impossible rules for circulating initiative petitions, failed to pass. The bills would have outlawed paying circulators per signature, whether directly or indirectly. … Continue reading
British election results are Labour 356 seats, Conservative 197, Liberal Democrat 62, other 30. 1 seat is still undecided. The share of the popular vote in the whole nation is: Labour 35.6%, Conservative 32.7%, Liberal Democrat 22.3%, other 4.4%. Three … Continue reading
