On November 4, Republican Judy Baar Topinka was re-elected to another four-year term as Comptroller of Illinois. But she died on December 10, before inauguration day for the newly-elected statewide executive officers. The Illinois Constitution says when one of those … Continue reading
According to this story, a tally of the number of registered voters in Oklahoma as of November 26, 2014, showed 806 more registered Republicans than Democrats. This marks the first time in Oklahoma history that the number of Republican registrants … Continue reading
On December 11, the backers of Oregon’s Measure 92, the initiative for labels for genetically-modified food, conceded that the recount won’t change the original outcome. The measure was defeated by fewer than 1,000 votes. See this story. … Continue reading
Organizers of the Maine initiative for instant-runoff voting for all federal and state office except President say they have over 45,000 signatures, and they expect to complete the petition by the January 12 deadline. Meeting that deadline means the issue … Continue reading
Newly-elected New Hampshire State Representative Max Abramson has pre-filed HB 713, which eases ballot access. It would lower the vote test for party status from 4% to 2%. It would reduce the petition for establishment of a new party from … Continue reading
