On Monday, August 3, Delaware held a special election to fill the vacant State Senate seat, 19th district. The results: Republican 63.0%, Democratic 30.3%, Independent Party 5.9%, Libertarian .8%.
When this State Senate seat had last been up, in 2006, the Republicans hadn’t even run anyone. The results in 2006 had been: Democratic 78.3%, Independent Party 21.7%. In 2002 the results had been: Democratic 63.6%; Republican 36.4%.
On August 3, Fairvote Blog published this review of Theresa Amato’s book, “Grand Illusion: the Myth of Voter Choice in a 2-Party Tyranny.”
On August 3, Fairvote Blog published this review of Theresa Amato’s book, “Grand Illusion: the Myth of Voter Choice in a 2-Party Tyranny.”
Free & Equal holds a press conference in Chicago on Monday, August 3, at 1 p.m, to ask Illinois Governor Pat Quinn to veto HB 723. The event is at 407 S. Dearborn Street, suite 1170.
HB 723 restricts the ability of qualified parties to nominate someone by party meeting, after the primary is over. Illinois typically has one-candidate elections in November for half the state legislative seats, and HB 723 will make this lack of choice even worse. The bill does not eliminate the ability of ballot-qualified parties to nominate someone after the primary, but imposes petitions on such nominees.
Illinois Governors have the ability to use an “amendatory veto” as well as to simply veto or sign a bill. See this Chicago Tribune article of August 2, which explains that Governor Quinn is being pressured to rewrite another election law bill, one concerning campaign contribution limits. The Governor must act on HB 723 no later than August 26.
Free & Equal holds a press conference in Chicago on Monday, August 3, at 1 p.m, to ask Illinois Governor Pat Quinn to veto HB 723. The event is at 407 S. Dearborn Street, suite 1170.
HB 723 restricts the ability of qualified parties to nominate someone by party meeting, after the primary is over. Illinois typically has one-candidate elections in November for half the state legislative seats, and HB 723 will make this lack of choice even worse. The bill does not eliminate the ability of ballot-qualified parties to nominate someone after the primary, but imposes petitions on such nominees.
Illinois Governors have the ability to use an “amendatory veto” as well as to simply veto or sign a bill. See this Chicago Tribune article of August 2, which explains that Governor Quinn is being pressured to rewrite another election law bill, one concerning campaign contribution limits. The Governor must act on HB 723 no later than August 26.
