This article from the Los Angeles Times explains that the Academy of Arts and Sciences, which awards Oscars, will use Instant Runoff Voting to choose the “best motion picture” this year. Thanks to David Holtzman for the link.
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This article from the Los Angeles Times explains that the Academy of Arts and Sciences, which awards Oscars, will use Instant Runoff Voting to choose the “best motion picture” this year. Thanks to David Holtzman for the link.
On February 3, the Huffington Post posted this strong defense of Citizens United v Federal Election Commission, written by Ira Glasser, a former Executive Director of the ACLU. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.
HR 1826, the bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to provide for public funding of candidates for Congress, has gained 7 co-sponsors since the U.S. Supreme Court released its decision in Citizens United v FEC on January 21. The bill now has 133 co-sponsors.
During the same period, no other election law bill in the House has gained any co-sponsors, except that HR 3025 has gained one co-sponsor. HR 3025 is the bill to require states to use bipartisan commissions to draw U.S. House district boundaries. It now has 26 co-sponsors.
Here is a New York Times item from February 3 about the chances of Congress passing public funding for candidates for Congress. Thanks to Eric Brown’s Political Activity Law for the link.
The February 4 issue of The Oklahoma Daily, the student newspaper at the University of Oklahoma, has this editorial calling on the legislature to reform the restrictive state ballot access laws. Thanks to Bill Van Allen for the link.