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On May 4, the 3rd circuit heard arguments in Carl Lewis’s lawsuit to get on the ballot, to run for the New Jersey State Senate in the June 2011 Democratic primary. See this story. Carl Lewis is well-known for his … Continue reading
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On May 4, the Missouri House passed SB 282, an omnibus election law bill. Among other provisions, it deletes the typographical error in the existing law that requires a petition to qualify a new party to list that party’s presidential … Continue reading
On May 4, the California Assembly Appropriations Committee passed AB 459 by a vote of 14-2. This is the bill in which California would join the National Popular Vote Plan. … Continue reading
Paul Jacob, head of Citizens in Charge, which works to protect and expand the initiative process, has this column in Fox and Hounds. The column pokes fun at the California bills to force everyone who circulates an initiative, referendum or … Continue reading
The Economist has this article about the upcoming British vote on Instant Runoff Voting (called Alternative Voting in Britain, or “AV” for short). Toward the end of the article, one reads that the University of Essex studied exit polls and … Continue reading