On September 9, 2012, a U.S. District Court ruled that Maine does not violate the U.S. Constitution when it bans anonymous blogs that make commentary about a candidate for public office. The court refused to stop the Maine Commission on … Continue reading
On April 27, Iceland held parliamentary elections, and six parties are now represented in the body. That includes 3 members of the Pirate Party. See this wikipedia article, and this news story. Thanks to PoliticalWire for the news. … Continue reading
On April 20, Green Party member Michael Cornell (a former state chair of the party) was re-elected to the Columbia Council, as the representative of the Village of River Hill. The vote was 111-41. Columbia is an unincorporated city run … Continue reading
On April 23, California AB 857 passed the Assembly Elections Committee by a party-line vote of 5-2, with all Democrats voting “yes” and all Republicans voting “no.” It says that statewide initiatives cannot qualify unless at least 20% of the … Continue reading
British Columbia elects a new Legislative Assembly on May 14. Currently the party line-up is 45 Liberals, 36 New Democrats, and 4 independents. At the upcoming election, those two parties, plus the Conservative Party and the Green Party, have candidates … Continue reading
