On February 7, the man who won the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, Scott Cohen, dropped out of the race. See this story. Thanks to Clay Shentrup for the news.
Probably the Illinois Democratic Party will need to circulate a petition for whomever it chooses to fill the vacancy, under a law the legislature passed last year. UPDATE: in this situation, no petition is needed.
The Arkansas Green Party is not now on the ballot, even though it polled over 20% for U.S. Senate in 2008 and elected a state legislator. It will begin its drive to collect the required 10,000 valid signatures on March 20. The law requires the drive to be finished in 3 months. If the party wins its pending ballot access lawsuit, of course, it won’t need to complete this petition. The lawsuit challenges the law that says parties must be removed from the ballot after a presidential election, unless they poll at least 3% for President.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced that he wants a national referendum on whether the United Kingdom should use Instant Runoff Voting in its parliamentary elections. The British term is the “Alternative Vote.” See this story. Thanks to Jonathan Lundell for the link.
Rosalea Barker is a California journalist who writes for a New Zealand monthly publication, “Werewolf” (werewolf.co.nz). Here is her article, for a New Zealand audience, about California’s “top-two open primary.” Werewolf is part of the Scoop Independent news network.
Rosalea Barker is a California journalist who writes for a New Zealand monthly publication, “Werewolf” (werewolf.co.nz). Here is her article, for a New Zealand audience, about California’s “top-two open primary.” Werewolf is part of the Scoop Independent news network.
