On November 10, the city council of Highland, California, will vote on a resolution to use cumulative voting in city council elections. According to this story, the measure is likely to pass. Highland is near San Bernardino, and has a … Continue reading
On November 9, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie vetoed AB 4613, which provided for automatic registration of adult citizens. The legislature had passed the bill on June 29. Governor Christie waited until the last possible day for him to decide … Continue reading
The New Yorker has this article about polls, especially election polls, in U.S. history. There is much ammunition in this article to attack the idea that candidates should be invited into debates on the basis of poll results. Thanks to … Continue reading
This analysis at Presidential Debate News discusses the October 29 decision of the Commission on Presidential Debates to exclude every candidate who is below 15% in polls. The analysis notes that the CPD’s announcement acknowledges that the Commission was not … Continue reading
The North Dakota Libertarian Party held a state convention on November 7 and endorsed many candidates for statewide office. Technically those candidates aren’t the party nominees yet, but because the party has endorsed them, their names will go on the … Continue reading
