On December 7, Hillary Clinton submitted her Virginia ballot access petition. This story doesn’t say how many raw signatures were submitted, but perhaps the information will be available soon. The requirement is 5,000 signatures, due December 10. … Continue reading
On December 1, the Washington, D.C. city council unanimously approved resolution PR21-302. It says that the city will launch a public relations campaign to gain support for statehood. The resolution points out that the District of Columbia has a greater … Continue reading
Sam Wang has this article about gerrymandering in the New York Times. He says there are several statistical methods that should allow anyone to measure when partisan gerrymandering is excessive. He hopes that the U.S. Supreme Court will outlaw extreme … Continue reading
The Virginia deadline for candidates petitioning to get on a presidential primary ballot is Thursday, December 10. On December 4, Bernie Sanders became the first Democrat to submit a petition. This story says he submitted 17,882. The requirement is 5,000. … Continue reading
On December 4, the new Canadian government set its agenda before Parliament. See this story. The new government pledged that the election system will be revamped in time for the next election. The government will study whether proportional representation or … Continue reading
