Joe Mathews, co-author of “California Crackup” and author of the leading biography of Arnold Schwarzenegger, has this column in Fox and Hounds blog. The column praises the idea the electronic signatures on initiatives should be valid. Mathews rebuts the idea … Continue reading
On April 5, Detroit elected members of Citizens’ District Councils in non-partisan elections. The city has 19 districts for this office, and each district elects six members every year, for three year terms. Each council has 18 members. Matt Erard, … Continue reading
On April 14, the Texas Senate passed SB 100, by Senator Leticia Van de Putte (D-San Antonio). As amended, the bill leaves the Texas primary in early March. But it moves the runoff primary from the 2nd Tuesday in April, … Continue reading
On April 16, the Tennessee Republican Party Executive Committee rejected a proposal that the party should work toward getting a closed primary for itself. See this story. Tennessee has never had registration by party. On primary day, any voter is … Continue reading
At the May 2011 Canadian parliamentary election, the average district will have slightly more than 5 candidates on the ballot. Here is a link to an official list of the candidates. There are 308 districts, and 1,587 candidates. Thanks to … Continue reading
