On October 30, an independent candidate for the Arizona legislature, George Seaman, sued over that state’s policy of giving a free list of registered voters to the qualified parties, but no one else. The case is Seaman v Yavapai County, … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2006
Rogers, Arkansas, is in the northwestern part of the state. The high school, which has 1,500 students, recently held a Mock Election. The gubernatorial results: Governor: Democrat Mike Beebe 39.5%, Republican Asa Hutchinson 36.8%, Green Jim Lendall 11.1%, independent Rod … Continue reading
Ballot access activists in Oklahoma and Pennsylvania are doing an excellent job, publicizing the issue and working for legislative change in 2007. The Oklahoma Ballot Group, and the Oklahoma Coalition of Independents, have been asking Democratic and Republican state legislators … Continue reading
On October 31, the Rockford Register Star endorsed Richard Whitney for Illinois Governor. It said “A new party has the best chance to bring honest government to Illinois”, and also agreed with Whitney’s stance on school finance, job creation and … Continue reading
Ben Meiklejohn, Green nominee for the Maine State House in the 120th district, is considered somewhat likely to win his race. A few weeks ago, the Republican in the race dropped out and endorsed Meiklejohn. Meiklejohn is an elected office-holder … Continue reading
An Illinois gubernatorial poll released October 31 shows these results: Democratic Rod Blagojevich 44%, Republican Judy Baar Topinka 29%, Green Richard Whitney 13%, undecided 14%. The poll was for the Chicago Tribune and WGN-Channel 9. As noted before, if the … Continue reading