June 26 is the petition deadline for minor party candidate petitions in Illinois. Two parties filed: Green and Constitution. The state law requires 25,000 signatures for statewide nominees, but state law also says that all petitions are deemed acceptable, whether … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2006
On June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated Vermont’s campaign finance restrictions. Randall v Sorrell, 04-1528. The lead plaintiff, Neil Randall, had been elected to the Vermont legislature as a Libertarian, although he had also won the Republican nomination as … Continue reading
The League of Women Voters just held a national convention in Minneapolis. The national League passed a resolution that says, “The League supports only voting systems that have a voter-verifiable paper ballot or other paper record that is the official … Continue reading
Ohio state representative Jim Trakas has promised to introduce a bill in the next 10 days to let petitioning candidates choose a partisan label, to be placed on the November ballot next to the name of that candidate. A slight … Continue reading
The only “National Popular Vote” bills that have already been introduced, and that could still pass this year, are California’s AB 2948, and New York’s AB 11563. The Louisiana bill failed to pass before the legislature went home for the … Continue reading
U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks will hold a hearing at 9:30 am, Monday, June 26, in Austin, Texas, in Democratic Party of Texas v Benkiser. The issue is whether Tom DeLay is ineligible to run for re-election. DeLay won the … Continue reading