On May 23, New York held special elections to fill vacancies in the 30th State Senate district in Manhattan, and the 9th Assembly district on Long Island. The results are here. To see the Assembly election, toggle out of “Senate”. … Continue reading
The votes are all counted in the May 9 British Columbia legislative election. The results are: Liberal 43 seats, New Democratic 41 seats, Green 3 seats. … Continue reading
The editorial page editor of the Portland (Maine) Press Herald has this commentary on the May 23 decision of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on ranked choice voting. The commentary points out the problems that Maine will have in 2018 … Continue reading
On May 22, the New Jersey Green Party gubernatorial nominee, Rev. Seth Kaper-Dale, submitted his petition to be on the ballot.
On May 23, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled unanimously that the initiative for ranked choice voting passed by the voters in 2016 conflicts with the Maine Constitution. The Maine Constitution since 1880 has said that winners are determined by … Continue reading
