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Elliot Ackerman, chief operating officer of Americans Elect, will be interviewed by Stephen Colbert on Comedy Central, 11:30 pm eastern time, on August 10, Wednesday. Thanks to Alex Hammer for this news. … Continue reading
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On August 9, the 8th circuit upheld the Arkansas vote test for a party to remain on the ballot. The decision is Green Party of Arkansas v Martin, 10-3106. Arkansas requires a party to poll 3% for the office at … Continue reading
On August 8, an Arizona Superior Court held a two-hour hearing over whether the recall petition against State Senate President Russell Pearce is valid. See this story. Senator Pearce argues that all of the signatures are invalid, because of various … Continue reading
Ballot Access News — July 1, 2011 Ballot Access News July 1, 2011 – Volume 27, Number 2 This issue was originally printed on cream paper. Table of Contents U.S. SUPREME COURT REFUSES TO HEAR CONNECTICUT PUBLIC FUNDING CASE OTHER … Continue reading
Michael Lind has this essay at Salon. He suggests that proportional representation would be good for the United States, but then concludes that a nation that still hasn’t switched wholly to the metric system is unlikely to switch to proportional … Continue reading