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Wichita ethics code to be considered
08
May
By Bob Weeks

Wichita ethics code to be considered

The Wichita city council will consider an ethics code that overlooks a simple and effective solution to a problem. This week the Wichita City Council will consider the final version of a proposed ethics code. It does not cover campaign finance. It does cover gifts to council members, which has been an issue in the past. Part of the problem with the proposal is the creation of a new board, the Ethics Advisory Board. Its members will be asked to judge things like whether a gift is "... intended or has the appearance or effect ..." The board will be…
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All Kansas Republicans should have a voice
29
Jan
By Bob Weeks

All Kansas Republicans should have a voice

A presidential nominating caucus or primary would allow Trump skeptics in Kansas to have their say. It could provide a safety valve, a way to release the pressure that builds up from being told they are traitors to not only their party but to the country as well. In September, leaders of the Kansas Republican Party decided to deny giving rank-and-file party members a voice in choosing its presidential nominee for 2020. In a release, the state party said : "The Kansas Republican Party will not organize a Caucus for the 2020 election because President Trump is an elected incumbent…
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Ranked-choice voting in Kansas
15
Aug
By Bob Weeks

Ranked-choice voting in Kansas

A look at ranked-choice voting and how it might have worked in the Kansas Republican gubernatorial primary election in August 2018. Most elections in America utilize plurality voting. Wikipedia explains: "Plurality voting is an electoral system in which each voter is allowed to vote for only one candidate, and the candidate who polls the most among their counterparts (a plurality) is elected. In a system based on single-member districts, it may be called first-past-the-post (FPTP), single-choice voting, simple plurality or relative/simple majority." [1. Wikipedia. Plurality voting. Available at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plurality_voting.] Consider the recent primary election for the Republican party nomination for…
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WichitaLiberty.TV: John Fund, National Review Columnist
06
Oct
By Bob Weeks

WichitaLiberty.TV: John Fund, National Review Columnist

In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: National Review columnist John Fund joins Bob Weeks and Karl Peterjohn to discuss elections and their security. View below, or click here to view at YouTube. Episode 168, broadcast October 8, 2017. Shownotes John Fund at National Review John Fund at Fox News John Fund on Twitter By John Fund: Cleaning House: America’s Campaign for Term Limits By John Fund: Stealing Elections: How Voter Fraud Threatens Our Democracy By John Fund: Who’s Counting?: How Fraudsters and Bureaucrats Put Your Vote at Risk By John Fund: Obama’s Enforcer: Eric Holder’s Justice Department
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