On October 19, a Kansas state court trial judge ruled that Beth Clarkson is entitled to a trial, in her lawsuit to obtain evidence that might show the 2014 general election election returns were not accurately reported. See this story.
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Here is an NPR story about Jim Webb’s press conference of October 20. He has left the race for the Democratic nomination and will decide later whether to run as an independent.
UPDATE: here is a link to his announcement, via C-SPAN. Thanks to Michael Edelstein for the link.
The New York Times has this story about influential individuals who are trying to persuade Michael Bloomberg to run for President as an independent. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.
In June 2015, Justin Trudeau, leader of the Liberal Party and Canada’s new prime minister, promised to support changing Canada’s election system. See this story. It is thought he and the Liberal Party prefer instant runoff voting to proportional representation.
The Liberal Party used instant runoff voting in 2013 when its members voted for party leader, an election Trudeau won.
The results of the October 19 election are: Liberal 184, Conservative 99, New Democratic 44, Bloc Quebecois 10, Green 1.
Just before the old parliament was dissolved earlier this year, the party line up was: Conservative 159, New Democratic 95, Liberal 36, Green 2, Bloc Quebecois and independents 16.
Although most votes haven’t been counted yet, it is projected that the Liberal Party will win today’s Canadian election. See this story. At the last general election, the Liberal Party only won 36 seats out of 308. This stunning comeback shows what happens when ballot access laws are easy and equal, and debate sponsors permit four or five party leaders to participate.