COMMENTARY: Independent Seeks Equal Elections
Posted: November 30, 2012 at 2:17 a.m.
When she was 17 years old, Christina Tobin stood watching over Illinois election officials’ shoulders after her dad handed them 60,000 signatures so he could run for governor. Line by line, those signatures were disqualified until he had fewer than the 25,000 he needed.
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Opinion, Pages 5 on 11/30/2012
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Good for Christina Tobin!
What about proportional representation? That is a fairer system and it is used in most democratic countries.
http://www.proportional-representatio...
Posted by: Coralie
November 30, 2012 at 3:51 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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