This blog post is being written at 12:30 p.m., Thursday, September 8. It has been more than 24 hours since U.S. District Court Judge Algenon Marbley enjoined the Ohio ballot access law for newly-qualifying parties, and no mainstream news media … Continue reading
On September 7, Carl Lewis, the Democratic nominee for New Jersey State Senate who is being kept off the November 7, 2011 ballot, asked the 3rd circuit to put him on the ballot. The case is Lewis v Guadagno, 11-3401. … Continue reading
Beaufort County, South Carolina, Election Board members are disputing state policy that says taxpayers are to pay approximately half the costs of putting on the 2012 Republican presidential primary. See this story. … Continue reading
One of the least-discussed flaws with the Electoral College system is that there are an even number of presidential electors. Generally, commentators assume some presidential candidate will always receive a majority of the electoral votes if no minor party or … Continue reading
San Francisco uses Instant Runoff Voting for most of its city elections. The city chooses a Mayor on November 8. Benenson Strategy Group, a pollster, went to the trouble to simulate the Instant Runoff Voting system in its poll. See … Continue reading
