On April 9, a U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., stopped the scheduled May 11, 2013 election for School Board in Beaumont, Texas, under the federal Voting Rights Act. The case is Beaumont Independent School District v U.S., civ 13-401. … Continue reading
On April 9, Illinois held a special U.S. House election, 2nd district. The unofficial results are: Democrat Robin Kelly 57,985 (70.78%); Republican Paul McKinley 18,071 (22.06%); Green LeAlan Jones 1,503 (1.83%); and these three independent candidates Elizabeth Pahlke 2,477 (3.02%); … Continue reading
Many municipalities in Illinois have partisan city and town elections, but the parties are local parties that exist only in that municipality. In North Riverside Village, the two parties are the Voters Improvement Party (which is an old party that … Continue reading
As noted previously, in February 2013, two candidates ran for Alderman in one particular district in Macomb, Illinois. One candidate received 17 votes and the other received 16 votes. The city ruled that someone who receives 51.51% of the vote … Continue reading
On April 9, Jessica Bradshaw was elected to an at-large city council seat in Carbondale, Illinois. Bradshaw is a Green Party member, although the election is non-partisan. Twelve candidates appeared on the ballot and voters were permitted to vote for … Continue reading
