On October 18, Massachusetts is holding a special election to fill the vacant State House seat in the Berkshire County 3rd district, around Pittsfield. The race will be between Green Party nominee Mark C. Miller, and a Democrat who will … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Nationally-organized minor parties, which are traditionally under-funded, nevertheless sometimes have enough funding to provide a significant boost to a single nominee, or a handful of nominees, for important office. But such parties then have a problem deciding in an objective … Continue reading
On August 18, a U.S. District Court in Illinois issued a five-page opinion in Whitney v Window to the World Communcations, Inc., n.d., 10C-7003. The case was filed by the Green Party in 2010, after WTTW-11 sponsored a gubernatorial debate … Continue reading
As had been previously reported, on May 20, the 9th circuit upheld the constitutionality of San Francisco’s version of Instant Runoff Voting. The time for IRV opponents to appeal that decision to the U.S. Supreme Court has passed, but no … Continue reading
Pollsters Pat Caddell and Douglas Schoen have this op-ed in the Wall Street Journal of August 25, arguing that 2012 will probably see a strong presidential candidate running outside the two major parties. Thanks to Jack Dean for the link. … Continue reading
On August 23, U.S. District Court Judge Otis Wright ruled that California’s law, allowing some candidates to list a party label, but not allowing others to do so, nor even to use the ballot label “independent”, is constitutional. Here is … Continue reading