The British House of Commons election of May 7, 2015 will have 3,963 candidates in the 650 districts, for an average of 6.1 candidates per race. See the wikipedia article about the May 2015 election here. By comparison, the U.S. … Continue reading
On April 15, the California Assembly Elections Committee passed AB 372, by Assemblymember Frank Bigelow (R-O’Neals). The vote was 4-2. Even though the bill’s sponsor is a Republican, the only Republican on the Committee who attended the hearing, Assemblymember Shannon … Continue reading
On April 13, the Maryland legislature passed HB 485. It restores public funding for candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. The state’s program had existed in the past, but had been repealed in 2010. The money comes from a voluntary … Continue reading
Illinois will hold a special election on September 10 to fill the vacant U.S. House seat in the 18th district. See this story. The primary will be July 7. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link. Here are details from … Continue reading
According to this story, the consortium of Canadian broadcasters that sponsors election debates before Parliamentary elections will invite the leaders of five parties to debate each other. The election itself is October 19, 2015. … Continue reading
