Maine State Senator Amy Volk (R-Scarborough) has introduced LD 1012, to ask voters if they wish to change the Constitution to provide for 4-year terms for State Senators, instead of 2-year terms. The bill was introduced a month ago and … Continue reading
In 2000, a U.S. “vote-swapping” site was set up to make it possible for voters to cast more effective votes for President. An internet site paired up voters in different states. Voters who supported Al Gore and who lived in … Continue reading
The Bend Bulletin has this editorial, praising the Independent Party of Oregon for opening its primary to independent voters. Under a U.S. Supreme Court decision from 1986, Tashjian v Republican Party of Connecticut, any party entitled to a government-administered primary … Continue reading
The Delegates to the U.S. House from Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands have this op-ed, criticizing the U.S. for depriving citizens who live in overseas territories from voting for President and for a … Continue reading
Last year, an Ohio Republican Party activist agreed to pay an attorney $250,000 for the attorney’s work in keeping the Libertarian Party gubernatorial candidate off the ballot. The Republican activist, Terry Casey, is a state employee. He promised to pay … Continue reading
