Yale Law Professor Bruce Ackerman has this short article in Foreign Policy, which advocates that Egypt switch to a parliamentary system from a presidential system. Ackerman also seems to imply that Egypt should use proportional representation, although he does not … Continue reading
Colorado campaign finance laws permit an individual to donate $400 to a candidate for the legislature who is nominated by primary. Almost always, only Democrats and Republicans are nominated by primary in Colorado. The statute also says no one can … Continue reading
On March 1, the Kentucky House Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee defeated SB 41 by a vote of 5-4. This is the bill that provides that independent voters may vote in the primary of their choice. If the … Continue reading
The Pacific Green Party of Oregon didn’t run any statewide candidates in 2010, so it can only be on the ballot in 2012 if it gets its registration up to one-half of 1% of the state total by mid-2012. Just … Continue reading
Cayuga County, New York, elects 15 members to its County Legislature, on a partisan basis. The 15 districts are not similar to each other in population. Instead, the county has a system in which each member’s vote in the Legislature … Continue reading
