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Perceived Electability and IRV – A Case Study

Posted on January 11, 2012 by David

As a followup to last night’s special election to fill Dan Liljenquist’s term as State Senator, I noticed some interesting things based on my interactions with other delegates and my review of the actual results (round-by-round, not just the final … Continue reading →

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Special Election – Senate District 23

Posted on January 10, 2012 by David

Regardless of who is ends up finishing the state senate term that Dan Liljenquist was elected for there is one campaign promises that I would hold them to even if the eventual winner did not make this promise personally: to make representation a two way street by actively providing information to constituents during the session and by holding a weekly meeting for constituents to come make their voices heard and hear what is happening on the hill. Continue reading →

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Walking the Walk

Posted on February 23, 2009 by David

Anyone who has read here for any length of time knows how willing I am to talk about political issues (just look through the history if you’re new here – or visit Pursuit of Liberty where my political writing is … Continue reading →

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Voting Record

Posted on February 13, 2009 by David

Voting Record will allow recording of votes cast for display and reference purposes. Elected officials can record and display their votes and citizens can track and display the votes of an elected official they follow. Latest Version: 2.0 (March 16, … Continue reading →

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Cleaning Up

Posted on December 11, 2008 by David

I’ve been working on a blog for Becky Edwards, my state representative, that she wants to use to communicate with constituents. As part of that I have been looking at themes and plugins to help implement the features she is … Continue reading →

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