On May 3, London, England, again used Instant Runoff Voting to choose a Mayor. Here are the results. In the first round, no one had more than 44%, but the Conservative nominee, Boris Johnson, obtained a majority in the second round of counting. The Green Party nominee placed third in the first count.
For London Assembly, 25 members are elected. Fourteen are elected from single-member districts, and eleven at-large. The eleven at-large seats use proportional representation. Four parties won seats in the Assembly: Labour 12, Conservative 9, Green 2, Liberal Democrat 2. See here. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the links.
On Saturday, May 5, the Connecticut Senate passed HB 5024, the bill to let unregistered individuals register on election day and then vote that same day. The vote was 19-16. The bill now goes to the Governor, who is expected to sign it. Thanks to Joshua Van Vranken for this news.
Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson was nominated to be the Libertarian Party candidate for President. Here are the votes:
Gary Johnson 419
Lee Wrights 152
James Burns 12
Carl Person 3
None of the Above 3
Sam Sloan 2
Max Abramson 2
Ron Paul 1
Wayne Root 1
Judge Jim Gray was nominated for Vice-President. Here are the votes:
Jim Gray 357
Lee Wrights 229
Jim Burns 6
NOTA 7 votes
On May 3, the Maryland State Board of Elections determined that the Americans Elect petition for party status has enough valid signatures. Americans Elect submitted 18,450 signatures. The requirement is 10,000 valid signatures. Thanks to Doug McNeil for this news.
