Last week voting began in Egyptian elections to choose their new president. After the first round of voting, the top two vote receivers were Ahmed Shafiq, former prime minister under Hosni Mubarak, and Mohammad Morsi of the Freedom and Justice Party and the candidate of the Muslim Brotherhood.
If your state was installing a new technology that would impact virtually everyone, you might assume your state was acting based on the most complete and current science available to protect everyone’s health.
The following Q&A is with Democrat Assemblyman Marty Block, candidate for California State Senate District 39.
Are you personally in favor of the new open primary system?
Historically, young people have been less likely to vote; however, record numbers showed up to the polls in 2008. How are young people expected to vote this year? Take a look:
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American third parties have famously struggled due to onerous ballot restrictions. Some have attempted to overcome this disadvantage by nominating "big name" candidates. This often means running a former officeholder of one of the major parties as the Libertarians did with Bob Barr in 2008 and Gary Johnson this year.
The results are in for the IVN Independent Voter Survey in California’s 10th Congressional District.
The election was by secret ballot, conducted by Everyone Counts, the international leader in online election technology.
Nick Canepa of the U-T San Diego wrote a column last week on the need to change the make up of the San Diego Padres’ front office, claiming whoever ends up owning the Padres should affect a clean sweep. Canepa often gets it right but this time he didn’t, because his idea is absurd.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Huffington Post:
