Florida Amendment Four, which needed 60% to pass, has 64.4% of the vote, as of midnight east coast time. There was no statewide ballot measure anywhere in the United States more important than this one. It will enfranchise over 1,400,000 … Continue reading
On November 2, a U.S. District Court in North Dakota issued this 3-page Joint Stipulation, letting the six plaintiffs in Spirit Lake Tribe v Jaeger cast a vote tomorrow. The state requires photo voter ID that includes a street address, … Continue reading
On October 31, Pennsylvania State Representative Vanessa Brown (D-Philadelphia) was convicted of six counts of bribery. However, she is on the ballot unopposed as a candidate for re-election. See this News Growl story. … Continue reading
Michael Feinstein, former Mayor of Santa Monica, has this Fox & Hounds opinion piece calling on the California legislature to hold hearings on the top-two system. As the column points out, the legislature passed the measure in 2009 without holding … Continue reading
In the last few days, Jack Gargan died at the age of 88 in Thailand, where he had been living. Gargan had formed an organization called T.H.R.O. in 1990, which encouraged voters not to re-elect their member of Congress. In … Continue reading
