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Thursday, June 4, 2009
Election News Roundup: 5/27/09 - 6/3/09
This week: Voter ID bill (aka poll tax) foiled in Texas by Democrats, corrupt Bush officials leading the charge for unsafe online voting, instant runoff voting's failures, Ralph Nader accuses Terry McAuliffe of bribery, McAuliffe's history of disenfranchising voters, FOX lies about Eric Holder, and more!

Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Election News Roundup: 5/15/09-5/26/09 - Prop 8 Special Edition
This week: The results to last week's poll, a lawsuit to ban electronic voting, "The Myth of Voter Choice in a Two-Party Tyranny," online voting in Honolulu, the Progressive Party makes progress, photo ID laws, Sotomayor's election law history, the disappearance of secretaries of state, and more. Special commentary on Prop 8, California state laws, and the initiative process.

Saturday, May 16, 2009
Election News Roundup: 5/8/09 - 5/14/09
This week: Ballot access lawsuits, Supreme Court election law cases, why the Hell Mike Gravel is in South Korea (hint: he's not lost), one fourth of overseas votes go uncounted, universal voter registration proposed in New York state, and more!

Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Election News Roundup: 4/29/09-5/7/09 (In memory of John Gideon)
This week: The highest ranking Green Party member in the nation switches parties, David Souter's impact on elections, flaws in voting machines, upcoming ballot initiatives across the nation, and much, much more!

Friday, March 6, 2009
Reverend Billy running for NYC mayor as a Green
Reverend Billy of the Church of Stop Shopping (and the documentary "What Would Jesus Buy?") has decided to launch a bid for mayor of New York City against billionaire Michael Bloomberg. It could be one of the more serious Green campaigns in the nation, with fundraising goals well over $250,000, and Bloomberg not even having a spot on the ballot yet.

Sunday, January 25, 2009
Five-way Green Primary to Take Place in Illinois; Twenty-six Candidates in Total
(2 comments) In Illinois' fifth congressional district, over two dozen candidates have filed for the March 3rd primary. The special primary and special election are being held to replace Rahm Emanuel, who will be moving from the House to the White House. He will become Barack Obama's Chief of Staff. The five candidates are Deb Leticia Gordils, Mark Arnold Fredrickson, Alan Augustson, Mathew Reichel, and Simon Ribeiro.

Saturday, December 13, 2008
Gay Congressman-elect calls for more, better, and national ballot initiatives
(1 comments) Jared Polis, the Democratic Congressman-elect from Boulder, Colorado is the first openly homosexual non-incumbent elected to Congress. And yet for some reason he still believes that expanding ballot initiatives to the national level would make American government better.

Monday, December 1, 2008
Republican State Legislator Wins by One Vote
If you ever needed convincing for why your vote matters, here it is.

Sunday, November 30, 2008
Book Review of Rejected: How the Media Excluded Alternative Candidates in the 2008 Primary
Michael L. Soha's thesis that "fringe" candidates do not get treated fairly in the media will not come as a surprise to many readers here. In fact, much of the book Rejected: How the Media Excluded Alternative Candidates in the 2008 Primary will not be a surprise to our regular readers, especially the ardent Ron Paul supporters. However, the book is still an interesting read.

Sunday, October 26, 2008
Minor Party and Independent Candidates on the Ballot in Pennsylvania
(1 comments) If you're voting in Pennsylvania this November - or voting by absentee ballot for candidates in Pennsylvania - what are your minor party and independent options? I have tried my best to compile a list here. Feel free to point out what I've missed in the comments. Also, if you compose a list like this for your own state, I would be more than willing to post it.