This Los Angeles Times analysis of Mexico and Mexican public opinion says that the public is losing faith in democracy and in voting. The story shows a recent poll even shows that only 31% intend to vote in the 2015 congressional election. Thanks to Rick Kissell for the link.
On November 4, 2014, the voters of Shannon County, South Dakota, voted on whether to change the name of the county. The measure passed, 2,196 to 531. The new name of the county will be Oglala Lakota County.
On December 24, the challenge to the petition of Willie Wilson was dropped. See this news story. The challenge concerned the February 2015 election for Mayor of Chicago. Incumbent Mayor Emanuel is running for re-election and his campaign had challenged the signatures of Willie Wilson, an African-American businessman. The law requires 12,500 signatures, and Wilson had submitted 47,000. The challenge had received considerable publicity.
The Salt Lake City Tribune appears to be the first daily newspaper to announce that Gary Johnson and Jill Stein will be suing the Commission on Presidential Debates. The lawsuit will be filed in January 2015. The Salt Lake City Tribune’s interest in the lawsuit is greater than it would normally be, because former Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson will be one of the attorneys for the plaintiffs. The article says another attorney on the case is Bruce Fein, who worked for President Ronald Reagan in the past. See the story here.
The Montgomery Advertiser, the daily newspaper for Montgomery, Alabama, has this op-ed, asking the legislature to ease the ballot access laws for newly-qualifying parties and independent candidates.
